My friend rabbit

        Author: Amy Schwartz 
                     Leonard S. Marcus
        Illustrator: Amy Schwartz
        Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
        Publication Date: 2006
        Reading Level: 3-6 Year Olds
        Pages: 32

                                                                                   

Rabbit likes to be friend with Mouse despite the latter's penchant for trouble. This charming story is about Rabbit trying to get Mouse's new toy airplane down from a tree. He tries to reach the toy airplane by asking other animals to stack on top of one another as a ladder. The characters of the story are humorously and vividly expressed in a hand-colored relief printed with bold lines. The merit should go to Rohmann who wrote this wonderful short text to teach young readers to share and help each other.

Award Winners:

• ALA Notable Children's Books: 2003
• Caldecott Medal