Quiet Bunny

by Lisa McCue

Overview

In this beautiful picture book by renowned artist Lisa McCue, Little Bunny discovers the importance—and pleasure—of dancing to your own kind of music.

More than anything, Quiet Bunny loves the sounds of the forest: the birds chirping, the wind whispering shhhhh through the leaves, and, especially, the night song all the rabbits listen to. But, one day, he wonders: how can I join in? Bunny wanders the woods asking animal after animal—but he just can’t ch-cheet like the cricket, ssssss like the hissing snake, or o-uuuu like the howling wolves. But nothing feels just right—until Quiet Bunny finds the wonderful beat that’s his and his alone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402757198
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	03/03/2009
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.82(w) x 11.48(h) x 0.43(d)
Lexile:	AD590L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Lisa McCue is one of today’s most sought after illustrators. Over the past 30 years, she has illustrated more than 175 books for children. Lisa’s art work also appears on fabrics, greeting cards, gift tins, wrapping papers, home decor and clothing.

Lisa McCue is one of today’s most sought after illustrators. Over the past 30 years, she has illustrated more than 175 books for children. Lisa’s art work also appears on fabrics, greeting cards, gift tins, wrapping papers, home decor and clothing.

Editorial Reviews

"The text is full of onomatopeic words, often incorporated into the illustrations, creating a pleasing link between story and picture...a natural read-aloud, allowing kids to join in the telling of the story" -- School Library Journal

From the Publisher

In the first book that McCue (who has illustrated several Corduroy books) has both written and illustrated, a plush-looking little rabbit who loves the sounds of the forest, discovers, after some fits and starts, that he too has something to offer. McCue's textual cues, which encourage audience participation, are the hook here: "First the cricket, ch-cheet ch-cheet ch-cheet.... And the tiny mosquitoes, nNNnnnnnnnNnnn." More imitations are encouraged when, over the course of the next day, Quiet Bunny surveys his friends in search of possible signature sounds-none of which he's equipped to make. Only when an owl advises, "Be whoooooo you are," does Quiet Bunny discover his inner Thumper as he leaps onto a log. McCue employs language and conceits that are mushy and overly familiar-it's only his aural fixation that saves Quiet Bunny from being something of a wuss. But the author's idyllic settings and canny sense of story-time dynamics should make this one a favorite. Ages 4-6. (Apr.)

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Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1

Quiet Bunny "loves the sounds of the forest" and goes on a quest to find one he can make. After he tries to imitate a bird, bull frog, bat, cricket, and more, an owl advises him: "Be whoooooo you are, and you will find your own bunny sound." The lovely, large paintings depict a cuddly, fuzzy-looking bunny wandering through the woods. At last, his "tHUmP-da-DUM, tHUMP" draws the equally appealing denizens to him on a moonlit night, the scene depicted in a foldout spread. The text is full of onomatopoeic words, often incorporated into the illustrations, creating a pleasing link between story and picture. The message is obvious but not pedantic. This book is a natural read-aloud, allowing kids to join in the telling of the story.-Laura Stanfield, Campbell County Public Library, Ft. Thomas, KY

School Library Journal