Rabbit's Gift

by George Shannon, Laura Dronzek (Illustrator)

Overview

Snow is coming, coming soon, so Rabbit needs to find food fast. Just in time, a turnip turns up, and a second one, too. Who in the woods wouldn't want to tuck away an extra turnip for the long winter? Not Rabbit. He chooses a different path—and starts a wave of generosity that spreads among all his forest friends.

Admired picture-book team George Shannon and Laura Dronzek have created a heartwarming tale about the true meaning of friendship.

Includes an author's note and a chart that translates the Chinese calligraphy in the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547544144
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2007
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD590L (what's this?)
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

George Shannon is a popular storyteller and former children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Tomorrow's Alphabet, Lizard's Guest, and White Is for Blueberry. Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book. George Shannon lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

LAURA DRONZEK is a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally and award-winning children's book illustrator of titles like Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! and White Is for Blueberry. Laura lives with her husband, author-illustrator Kevin Henkes, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Editorial Reviews

…a lovely parable about sharing…
—The New York Times

Julie Just

Shannon takes an ancient folktale and shapes it into quite a nice little winter story. Though it's cold and snowy, Rabbit finds not one but two turnips. One is enough for him, so he rolls the other over to Donkey's house and leaves it outside the door for her. Donkey comes home with a potato, and concerned that Goat is always hungry, leaves the turnip for him. Goat has a cabbage, so brings the turnip to Deer; and she, satisfied with her carrot, leaves the turnip outside Rabbit's door. The next day, Rabbit shares the turnip all around. Dronzek makes a lovely border of turnips, with the Chinese ideograms for the names of the animals, as a leitmotif; her shapes are soft, rounded and sculptural and the snow is deep and soft. The animals have expressive faces and move the gift of the turnip around by pushing, butting and rolling. In a graceful author's note, Shannon traces what he can of the misty origins and multiple versions of this story. A low-key but lovely winter tale. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews