Everybunny Dance!

by Ellie Sandall, Ellie Sandall (Illustrator)

Overview

Bunnies dance, play, sing, and make a new friend in this delightful picture book from the author of Follow Me!, which School Library Journal called “a winsome selection suitable for storytime.”

Nobody is watching.
Now’s the perfect chance.
Ready bunny,
Steady bunny,
EVERYBUNNY DANCE!

Thus begins a whimsical celebration of movement, which will have children jumping out of their seats to dance, play, and sing with these cheerful bunnies—and one not-so-scary fox.

Everybunny is invited to join together in this joyous display of playful creativity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481498227
Publisher:	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date:	01/17/2017
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Ellie Sandall loved creating pictures from a very young age and has a passion for children’s books. (She’s always running out of space for her expanding collection!) After spending much of her time at school doodling covertly on the last pages of her exercise books, she went off to do a degree in graphic design at Bath Spa University, followed by a Master’s degree in children’s book illustration at Cambridge School of Art.

Ellie Sandall loved creating pictures from a very young age and has a passion for children’s books. (She’s always running out of space for her expanding collection!) After spending much of her time at school doodling covertly on the last pages of her exercise books, she went off to do a degree in graphic design at Bath Spa University, followed by a Master’s degree in children’s book illustration at Cambridge School of Art.

Editorial Reviews

2016-11-23
The coast is clear! It's a perfect chance for a colony of bunnies to dance, play, and sing. Brief rhyming phrases lay the groundwork for the bunnies' activities. "Everybunny dance! // And clap your paws, / and twist and twirl, / and shake your tail, / and wiggle and whirl." After dancing, the bunnies pull out their instruments: "Everybunny play! // And bang a drum, / and play the flute, / and blow a horn, / a-tooty-toot!" Just as the bunnies are singing, the villain appears: a fox! "Everybunny run!" As the bunnies hide, they watch the fox dance, play a clarinet, and perform a somersault. But the fox is lonely and sad without an audience. Surprise! Everybunny claps and invites the fox to join in with their fun. The attractive and creative illustrations paint the bunnies to match the text's exuberance. Some are in brown or red polka dots, some sport bow ties, and some wear ballet shoes or tutus. The fox makes a dramatic entrance with just its vivid red head spreading menacingly across two pages. The page composition as a whole is effective, with good page turns and focal points and with some words highlighted. There are several opportunities for using the book with children, in addition to reading the story. It could be a challenging counting book (there are as many as 24 or 26 bunnies per page) and/or a game for storytime with kids acting it out (with a tolerant adult). Foxy fun. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews