Ninja Bunny: Sister vs. Brother

by Jennifer Gray Olson

Overview

A hilarious new Ninja Bunny adventure featuring a humongous carrot, sibling rivalry, and a pair of ninjas who make a super awesome team.
 
Ninja Bunny has faced incredible danger! He has demonstrated all the skills of a super awesome ninja: impressive strength, amazing bravery, extreme sneakiness!
 
But when he embarks on a new mission to find the Golden Carrot of Awesomeness, he meets his biggest challenge yet—his annoying little sister! She insists on tagging along, and she insists that she is a ninja bunny, too. Not possible. Will she ruin Ninja Bunny’s chance at finding the world’s largest carrot? Or might she actually possess a few ninja skills of her own?
 
Praise for Ninja Bunny:
“Sweetly humorous fun for readers working on their own ‘hi-yahs.’” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Gorgeous illustrations. . . . Ninja Bunny is sure to delight young warriors of all stripes.” —New York Journal of Books

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399550744
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/13/2016
Series:	Ninja Bunny
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Gray Olson is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in art education. Her love of creating funny and offbeat characters, and the worlds in which they live, led her to illustrating. Her first Ninja Bunny book was praised for its “sweetly humorous fun” (Publishers Weekly), “gorgeous illustrations” (New York Journal of Books), and “marvelous simplicity” (Examiner.com). Jennifer lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. To find out more about her, please visit her at JenniferGrayOlson.com, jennifergrayolson.tumblr.com, and on Facebook and Twitter: @jgrayolson.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Ninja Bunny:

"Marvelous simplicity. . . Ninja Bunny is unique among books of its genre . . . in welcome and wonderful ways." —Examiner.com
 
"Sweetly humorous fun for readers working on their own 'hi-yahs.'" —Publishers Weekly
 
"Gorgeous illustrations add a level of humor and whimsy. . . . Ninja Bunny is sure to delight young warriors of all stripes." —New York Journal of Books
 
"Olson's ink-and-watercolor illustrations zip and zoom with mobile postures, leaps, and expressive eyebrows.... Funny and full of motion." —Kirkus Reviews
 
"Brilliant colors and movement. . . . Another hit for Olson and a treat both for younger siblings and ninja fans everywhere." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

11/01/2016
PreS-Gr 1—Ninja Bunny is back, this time beleaguered by his tagalong little sister in red ninja garb. Mother tells him to let his sister play as well, but Ninja Bunny and his friends decree that her size prevents her from joining them. The male quartet spy an enormous carrot in a farmer's field, but "insurmountable vines of protection" defy pulls, chops, and a ninja bomb. Meanwhile, little sister creeps under the fortress and rolls the carrot over the NO BUNNIES sign and out to the chomp-happy rabbits, who declare that she can be a super awesome ninja. Luckily, her brother agrees and dispenses a hug. Olson's ink and watercolor cartoons bounce across the pages with brilliant colors and movement. Hilarious postures and expressions add to the story's success. VERDICT Another hit for Olson and a treat both for younger siblings and ninja fans everywhere.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

School Library Journal

2016-06-22
You never know when an extra ninja will come in handy.Having completed some serious (but hilarious) ninja training and defeated a large bear (Ninja Bunny, 2015), the lightning-fast Ninja Bunny is back. He's a child-shaped rabbit in a blue suit and mask; his pals are pale beige like him, though they don't wear suits. But there's somebody new here: a smaller, red-ninja-suited figure also claiming the title—and the skills—of Ninja Bunny. Blue ninja, exasperated, hollers, "MOMMMMM!!!!" and from offpage, in a speech bubble, comes a decidedly non-ninjalike instruction: "Play with your sister, dear." He claims that "she's too little to jump high," but vignettes, panels, and full spreads show her jumping and kicking with enthusiasm and prowess. She needs to run to keep up, but she can balance upside-down on her frustrated brother's head with one hand: she's plenty stretchy and strong. Olson's ink-and-watercolor illustrations zip and zoom with mobile postures, leaps, and expressive eyebrows. Defying gravity, bunnies even kick and flip while aloft and moving uphill. When the ninja mission calls for stealing the Golden Carrot of Awesomeness (grown by Farmer McGregor, in a wink to Beatrix Potter), which is protected by seemingly impenetrable vines, only the smallest ninja can solve the quandary and execute the task—earning delighted respect from her big brother. Funny and full of motion. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews