The Little Rabbit, by Judy Dunn (our review)

This is an oldie but a goodie. I remember this book vividly from my own childhood and flipping through the pages brings a delightful feeling of recognition and nostalgia. One of the best things about this book is the use of photography instead of illustrations. There's nothing wrong with illustrations, of course, but the pictures make this book unique. The only disappointment? The little rabbit grows and grows and one day has babies of her own. That's it. She just has babies. Now, I'm not saying that my four year old is ready for sex-ed, but there's something just a little unfinished about that part of the story, eh? Here's what Calvin says:

"It's a story about a little girl who gets a little rabbit. She makes a hutch and she puts Buttercup in it and hten she puts a nesting box in it for Buttercup's babies. Buttercup has babies and then they give some of the bunnies to Sarah's friends because they ahve too many bunnies and the hutch is crowded. In the end they [Sarah and Buttercup] are alone again and so they are happy."

"[My favorite part is] when she picks her name from the buttercup flowers."

[I learned] I can have a rabbit as a pet. And wild rabbits are camoflauge[d]."

"[I'd recommend this book to someone because] I like the pictures in teh bok and i like the end and the beginning when they are alone."