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Moon Rabbit (2009)

by Natalie Russell(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0670011703 (ISBN13: 9780670011704)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Viking Juvenile

review 1: Little rabbit lives in the big city and she loves it. Every where she goes there is fun things to do and interesting things to see and not to mention that there is all kinds of people around, but regardless little bunny feels lonely, at night as she looks up at the moon she wonders if somewhere in the vast world there is another bunny just like her. One day she dozes off in the park while reading her book and is Suddenly awakened by beautiful music coming from afar mystified by the music she follows the sound and to her surprise, sees a brown bunny playing the guitar. Her and brown bunny have so many things in common and they quickly become the best of friends. They spend the days playing, dancing and sharing stories of their lives, little bunny loves brown bunny but she i... mores feeling very homesick and has a difficult decision to make.I legitimately enjoyed reading this picture book although the intended audience seems to be young females, It is a character and situation that most young children can relate to, at some point in our lives we all feel lonely and long for meaningful relationships and people who we share similarities with. The author creates a though situation for Little bunny which allows children to practice thinking critically about social situations and making hard life choices. The illustrations are simple but colorful and very creative. There is various things that stand out in the drawings, for example the checkered moon and the unique vivid decorations within the trees.In general this is a heart warming story that teaches children the value of friendship and the importance of having a home.
review 2: Moon RabbitThis is a beautifully illustrated book by Natalie Russell. It tells a story about a little rabbit who liked living in the city with her own place to stay, her favourite café and so many thing to do. However at night time the little rabbit often felt lonely in the big city and often looked up at the moon and wondered if there was someone out there. Someone she could play with and have fun with. Often little rabbit would escape from the city and read her book in the park. One day she heard music and followed it. Suddenly she found brown rabbit and they immediately became great friends. They told stories, played music, danced and watched the changing moon until the birds sang in the morning. They had picnics, played game and made each other laugh. However one night little rabbit seen the bright lights of the city shining and she began to miss her home in the city where she was from. Brown rabbit sang, danced and even stood on his head but he could not make little rabbit happy. She needed to go back to her home as they say ‘there’s no place like home’ Early the next day the little rabbit returned to the city to all her favourite things where she belonged. She no longer stood and gazed at the moon as she had now found a new friend ‘Brown rabbit’ who proceeded to come to visit her regularly. This is an excellent book for ks1 pupils as it conveys the message of the importance of having friends. Also children will experience emotions like feeling lonely or sad if they are away from their home linking to the transition of coming to school for the first time. This story conveys the message to children that these emotions are normal to experience. Moon rabbit is a great book to help children understand the feeling of loneliness and encourages them to include everyone in the playground. less

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