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A hopping good "tail" about the love between a mama rabbit and her children!
Mama Rabbit is too sick to leave her bed. Poor Mama! When Papa Rabbit leaves home to get her some medicine, the ten little rabbit children take it upon themselves to help her feel better. One by one they bring her treats from around the house, including a steaming cup of hot chocolate, a cuddly toy, a good book, and a shiny necklace. Before long, Mama Rabbit begins to feel better even without the help of medicine.
Picture-book legend Anita Lobel returns with this sweet and funny follow-up to 10 Hungry Rabbits.
Author Notes
Anita Lobel (née Kempler) was born on June 2, 1934. She is a Polish-American illustrator of children's books, including A New Coat for Anna, This Quiet Lady, Alison's Zinnia, and On Market Street, which won a Caldecott Honor for illustrations. One Lighthouse, One Moon, one of two books she created about her cat, Nini, is a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Lobel was born in Krakow, Poland. She was forced to hide in a convent during WWII, but was captured by the Nazis. She and her brother were forced to go into a concentration camp in Germany; they were rescued in 1945 by the Swedish Red Cross. They were lucky to be reunited with their parents in 1947. In 1952, her family moved to New York, and she then attended Pratt Institute for Art. Lobel graduated with a B. F. A. in Fine Arts. Lobel met her husband, Arnold, at Pratt while acting in a play.
Anita's major works include: Alison's Zinnias, Sven's Bridge, On Market Street, and One Lighthouse, One Moon. She has been nominated for numerous awards including selections for the Best Illustrated Book from New York Times Book Reviews (Sven's Bridge, On Market Street and One Lighthouse, One Moon). On Market Street also received a Caldecott Honor Book Award, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award (illustration), and is an American Book Award finalist.
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Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The clan from 10 Hungry Rabbits: Counting and Color Concepts returns in this sweet story about how the young ones cheer up their sick mother. The concepts run deeper in this follow-up, as readers get an affecting look at sibling compassion and cooperation, family cohesiveness, and parent-child love. Since Papa has gone out to fetch medicine for his wife, one rabbit decides, "We have to cheer up Mama," and the others agree. In stacked images on each page, Lobel's richly patterned, folkloric gouache and watercolor art reveals where each rabbit finds his or her gift for the bedridden mother (a cup of hot chocolate from the kitchen, a flower from a vase, a necklace from a jewelry box) and then shows an increasingly healthy-looking Mama welcoming each therapeutic offering. The pared-down text plays a secondary role to the pictures, which feature some sly flourishes: the "good book" one bunny brings to Mama is a copy of 10 Hungry Rabbits, and the bunnies' final present for their mother is a show in which each rabbit pops out of a magician's top hat. Ages 3-7. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
The ten little rabbit siblings from Lobel's 10 Hungry Rabbits (rev. 1/12) are back, once again working toward a common goal. This time, Mama Rabbit is sick and needs care. With Papa Rabbit off fetching her medicine, the little rabbits spring into action. One at a time, they bring her small palliative items: a fresh scented handkerchief, a cup of hot chocolate, a flower, a ribbon, a book. As in the first book, the page layout follows a pattern: a small oval inset of each little rabbit finding or preparing his or her item sits above a larger rectangular picture of Mama sick in bed. As the gifts accumulate and the pages turn, Mama looks progressively better and better, until by the end she doesn't even need Papa's medicine ("Our darling rabbits have made me all better without it") and is so well she hops out of bed to watch the show the kids put on, complete with top hats and carrots, in the living room. Vibrant colors in a typically lush palette send a reassuring message of cheer and optimism, and the small trim size is just right for the intimate story. martha v. parravano (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Looking pale, Mama stays in bed one morning, while Papa goes out for medicine, and her 10 little rabbits try to help her feel better. Each finds something to comfort her or cheer her up. One by one, they bring their choices: a handkerchief, hot chocolate, a toy lamb, an apple, a cookie, a flower, a ribbon, a necklace, a crayoned picture, and a book. When Papa returns, Mama no longer needs medicine, as the little rabbits have made her feel better. In the bouyant acrylic-and-watercolor artwork, the helpers are intent on their tasks. Young children will be charmed by the notion that, when needed, the little rabbits become thoughtful caregivers for their mother. The text is short and the illustrations are long on color, lively patterns, and interesting details. Attentive viewers may notice Mama's large girth and, after the copyright information on the last page, a little painting of a basket with 10 tiny pink-and-blue-clad bunnies, but that's another story.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-The family from Lobel's 10 Hungry Rabbits (Knopf, 2012) is back. When Mama gets sick, her little bunnies go out of their way to cheer her up while they wait for Papa to come home with the medicine. They bring her a fresh handkerchief, hot chocolate, a bright picture, a toy, a book (which just happens to be 10 Hungry Rabbits), and oodles of other odds and ends until their caring makes their mother feel better. Illustrated in Lobel's characteristic folk-art style, the mix of vignettes and spreads bursts with lively colors. Though small in size and length, this sweet and funny story does not lack for cozy charm and would be a wonderful book for little ones to share when comforting their own indisposed mamas (or papas).-Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Who can make Mama Rabbit feel better? Mama Rabbit's 10 little ones are worried when she feels too poorly to get out of bed. She assures them that their Papa has gone to fetch medicine, but these caring bunnies don't wait idly by for their father's return; instead, in a narrative that feels akin to DuBose Heyward and Marjorie Flack's Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939), each little kit offers Mama a gift to help her recover as she rests. By the time Papa comes back with the medicine, Mama doesn't need it, since her children's efforts have worked to make her feel better. Then the 10 little rabbits put on a show for their parents, complete with top hats and carrots. While the story is a bit slim, the conceit of a role reversal that finds children caring for a parent feels fresh, and Lobel's soft style and Easter-egg palette of gouache and watercolors create a gentle and inviting lapine world. As always with Lobel, the treats are in the details. One by one, each little bunny finds something to comfort Mama with (a handkerchief, an apple) in a medallion at the top of the page and below bestows it, in a larger, rectangular illustration. Sharp-eyed children will notice that the bags under Mama's eyes smooth out and she sits up straighter with each gift. A sweet little family tale. (Picture book. 2-5)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
