Do Rabbits Have Christmas?

by Aileen Fisher, Sarah Fox-Davies (Illustrator)

Overview

Do rabbits have Christmas? Do rabbits get presents? Do they have secrets and smiles on their faces?
Aileen Fisher addresses these and other child-friendly questions in this sparkling collection of wintertime poems. Sarah Fox-Davies’s charming art brings each delightful poem to life, and with an introduction by acclaimed poet Karla Kuskin, Do Rabbits Have Christmas? is a sweet, snowy read for children and rabbits alike!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466811621
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	09/13/2011
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	17 MB
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Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

AILEEN FISHER (1906–2002) is the author of many beloved books of poetry for children. Her large body of work focused mainly on nature, quietly introducing children to the beauty of the outdoors.Aileen received the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry in 1978.

SARAH FOX-DAVIES's work has appeared in leading wildlife publications, and she has illustrated a number of picture books for children. Sarah lives in the country, where there are a few people and quite a lot of rabbits.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-This lovely collection beautifully conveys the physical aspects of the arrival of winter and the anticipation and celebration of Christmas. Like the poems themselves, Fox-Davies's artwork focuses on the animals (rabbits and mice) and the natural winter world with humans relegated, for the most part, to the sidelines. The appealing watercolors capture just the right tone and provide a perfect accompaniment to Fisher's poems, all of which are gathered from earlier collections listed in the front of the book.-Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public Library

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School Library Journal

A family of rabbits help themselves to carrots from an outdoor Christmas tree on the attractive cover of this collection of 15 previously published poems about winter and Christmas by the late poet. The appealing rabbits are shown building a snow rabbit on the title page and then reappearing in the illustration for three poems. Fox-Davies includes mice, birds and pets in the art for the remaining poems; her illustrations in watercolor and pencil are sweet and traditional, set on a snowy farm with a red farmhouse and cheery children bundled up against the cold. The rhyming poems speak of watching the arrival of winter and Christmas, experiencing frosty windows and snowstorms and preparing for the holiday. One quibble is an unnecessary introductory note to readers from poet Karla Kuskin that is oddly placed at the beginning of the volume. The note and the facing illustration of children building an igloo disrupt the flow of the rabbit illustrations from cover to title page to the first poem. Still, this is a treat for Christmas or any winter reading. (Picture book/poetry. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews

This lovely collection beautifully conveys the physical aspects of the arrival of winter and the anticipation and celebration of Christmas. . . . The appealing watercolors capture just the right tone and provide a perfect accompaniment to Fisher's poems.” —School Library Journal

“[Fox-Davies's] illustrations in watercolor and pencil are sweet and traditional, set on a snowy farm with a red farmhouse and cheery children bundled up against the cold. . . . This is a treat for Christmas or any winter reading.” —Kirkus Reviews

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