School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Little Rabbit likes to say "moo," because rabbits don't have a big noise. The little creature also likes to say "baa," "oink," "hee-haw," and "quack," and gets the other young farm animals to join the refrain until a surprise ending reveals the bunny's favorite sound. The illustrations are large, uncluttered, simple, and bold, made of black lines and computer air-brushed color. While Little Rabbit is not as cute as Allen's Baby Owl in I'm Not Cute! (Boxer, 2005), its facial expressions create an endearing character. With its large print and natural repetition, this cumulative tale will be useful for building early literacy skills. Pair it with Denise Fleming's The Cow Who Clucked (Holt, 2006) and Jules Feiffer's Bark, George (HarperCollins, 1999) for a rousing farmyard group session featuring animals that have the wrong voice.-Angela J. Reynolds, Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Bridgetown, NS, Canada (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Allen's big, simple pictures of smiling farm animals give this invitation to a collective Moo-Along unusual appeal. Because "rabbits don't have a big noise," Little Rabbit belts out a "MOO." This draws Calf, who asks if Rabbit has any other noises. The two proceed to "BAAA" until Lamb comes along--whereupon the three snort "OINK OINK OINK." In the illustrations, the sounds take up more and more space as the chorus swells; even very young audiences will pick up on the simple pattern quickly and be ready to join in as successive creatures appear. In the end, all decide that they like their own sounds best--except for Little Rabbit, who signals a continuing exploration of alternate voices with a mighty "WOOF!" Tales of animals with lost or mixed-up calls aren't exactly rare on library shelves--Ivor Baddiel's Cock-a-Doodle Quack! Quack! (2007), illustrated by Allie Busby, is just one of several recent examples--but this one is a particularly crowd-pleasing iteration. (Picture book. 4-6) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
