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Squish Rabbit (2011)

by Katherine Battersby(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

067001267X (ISBN13: 9780670012671)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Viking Juvenile

review 1: Because he is so little and has a little voice, no one seems to notice Squish Rabbit or listen to him. Squish creates a friend to keep him company, but it's not the same as having a real friend. It's not until Squish finds the big voice he never knew he had that he makes friends with a squirrel just his size. This book celebrates small things and their value. The cute cartoony characters are layered with textured materials and mixed images that make the illustrations simple yet uniquely interesting.
review 2: The book, Squish Rabbit, tells the story of a rabbit who believes his size leads him to miss out on things in life. As the story progresses and Squish Rabbit exhibits frustration about his small stature, he eventually finds his voice and consequently, mak... morees a friend.A possible theme for the work is, “big things come in small packages.” Children can relate to Squish Rabbit’s feelings of sadness, loneliness, and frustration at being just too “little” to make an impact. However, this misconception is “squished” as the story progresses and Squish Rabbit finds that he has a place in this world after all. This book teaches us that our appearance only has consequences on our lives if we let it. Squish Rabbit, albeit small, has a lot to offer – he just had to believe in himself. Squish Rabbit is the focus of the work, with other characters being represented as much larger than Squish Rabbit with only the bottom half of their bodies being illustrated. We, and Squish Rabbit, do not meet a character of his size until he saves the life of a squirrel, who becomes his friend. Throughout the book, Squish Rabbit’s disappointments in life are put on full display – he is hard to see, others do not listen to him, and his pretend friends cannot substitute for the real thing. Squish Rabbit learns that he does have an impact on the world, when during a tantrum, he kicks an apple, sending a little squirrel on a playful romp after it, only to endanger the squirrel’s life. Squish Rabbit saves the squirrel’s life, and makes a friend, by shouting, “stop!” He learns that his actions, no matter how large or small, can have a positive or negative impact on the rest of the world. The work uses very simple sentences, with many of the sentences beginning with conjunctions. Although the sentences are simple, they hold a lot of meaning and feeling, thus connecting the reader to Squish Rabbit’s plight. The illustrations are quite unique, featuring Squish Rabbit as a simple black and white outline, and his world as bright, colorful and textured. The illustrations appear to use a combination of colored pencil, fabric, and paper, working together to create an interesting reading experience. The detail of the illustrations, in comparison to the simplicity of Squish Rabbit, also works to convey the feelings that he has about himself – that he is inconsequential in such a beautiful, interesting world. The work could be used in story time, but might work better as an individual read with young children who are experiencing difficulties with fitting in. This award-winning and notable book is an essential purchase for all libraries. less

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