Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake

by Rafe Martin and Ed Young

Book Overview

As all the animals panic and flee at little rabbit's announcement that the earth is breaking up, a brave lion steps in and brings sense to the situation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399211780
• ISBN13: 9780399211782
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Folklore at its best; an unfamiliar version of a classic.

For fans of folklore, this book is a treasure trove. It contains the ancient echoes of the familiar story of Henny Penny or Chicken Little, but with a kinder, more positive ending, in which no animals are eaten by any other animals. The illustrations are vivid and evocative. My favorites are one VERY close-up view of a lion and another of his paws as he stamps the ground. There is also a delightful one of a honey-eating bear staring cross-eyed at some bees. I have used this book for years in my storytelling with young children, particularly when I am leading them to compare different versions of a story. It has also been wonderful as story material for creative dramatics with young children.