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The Rabbit Listened
Ages 4–8 · 2018
Bookroo's summary
Big Rabbit is stuck with a bad mood that refuses to leave. It follows him everywhere, even taking over his TV and making a mess of his home. As he struggles to shake off this pesky intruder, readers will laugh at the mood's antics and relate to Big Rabbit's quest for peace. Can he find a way to banish this grumpy feeling, or will it linger forever? This humorous tale captures the challenge of dealing with emotions in a way that resonates with readers of all ages.
From the publisher
Big Rabbit has a mood. A bad mood. A mood with attitude. A big, disgusting mood that won’t leave him alone. What’s a rabbit to do? He tries watching TV, but the bad mood is on every channel. He tries making a salad, but the bad mood is un-ignorable, lying on his sofa, eating chips and wiping his boogers on the rug. Whatever will make it go away? The unusual portrayal of a bad mood as a creature that can’t be banished will make kids giggle. Combined with a silly sense of humor and a very real sense of what it’s like to want to shake off a grumpy feeling, this book will resonate with readers of every mood.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 549
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~401L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
“Durand’s simple, quirky images are at their best depicting the bad mood’s antics, which they do with gusto. Great concept, but in practice somewhat strange, and the adult sensibility could be alienating.”
Kirkus
Critic
“While Durand’s illustrations of Big Rabbit’s attempts to get rid of a bad mood will have readers giggling, the resolution of the conflict is disappointing.”
Publisher's Weekly
Critic
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.8
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 129980
Publication
- Published
- March 1, 2009
- First published
- January 1, 2007
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books (CA)
- Original publisher
- Naïve books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780811866668
- LCCN
- 2008025956
- OCLC
- 237788662
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