Yippee! Rabbit

by Jo Ham, Jo Ham (Illustrator)

Overview

Rabbit go. Yippee! Rabbit stop . . . With some high-flying escapades, Jo Ham’s international sensation hops into a board book about the basic concepts of stop and go.

Are you in a superhero mood? Hold on tight as fun-loving Rabbit puts the Yippee! into a day of indoor and outdoor play. The creation of Jo Ham, whose art celebrates the magic of everyday life, Rabbit has been spotted everywhere from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston to mugs and nursery decorations in homes around the world. Now the iconic black-silhouetted bunny appears in a series of children’s board books—fun, playful, and irreverent stories in striking and stylish packages that beg for a place in children’s hands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536241334
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Series:	Jo Ham's Rabbit
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 6.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Jo Ham is a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art, in England. She set up her eponymous studio in 2011 and has since collaborated with the Body Shop, Moncler, Mini, Choose Love, Eurostar, and Nike. She lives in England with her husband and two young children.

Editorial Reviews

Ham’s popular character Rabbit—whose image graces everything from mugs to greeting cards—is now the star of a new picture book. . . . Using a limited palette and only the barest of bunny outlines, Ham still manages to imbue this lapin with a sense of personality and, most importantly, humor. . . More than just hoppy legs and sniffy little noses, this one is bound to win both hearts and minds.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-06-08
Ham’s popular character Rabbit—whose image graces everything from mugs to greeting cards—is now the star of a new picture book.

In the first sequence, Rabbit, seen in silhouette throughout, tries to fly a kite. A quick, “Rabbit go” accompanies a run up a hill, kite behind. “Yippee!” comes with a launch into the sky. Alas, “Rabbit stop” shows an outcome worthy of Charlie Brown: a tree tangling bunny and kite alike. Other sequences follow this pattern: attempt, fleeting success, denouement. Happily the pattern breaks when rabbit leaps off a chair into the stratosphere and never comes down again. “Rabbit, GO!” the text exclaims. Illustrated endpapers display a host of rabbits engaging in a wide range of activities, from seesawing to sliding. Using a limited palette and only the barest of bunny outlines, Ham still manages to imbue this lapin with a sense of personality and, most importantly, humor. This one is best for the youngest of readers; one hopes that after serving its time as a picture book, it will earn the right to appear in its most logical format: a board book. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

More than just hoppy legs and sniffy little noses, this one is bound to win both hearts and minds. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews