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Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough

mehsi's review against another edition

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4.0

Ik had dit boek al promoot zien worden op Twitter, dus ik was best blij om hem, dan wel in het Nederlands, te zien bij de bibliotheek.

En ik moet zeggen dat het uiteindelijk een erg leuk boek was, maar dat kwam zeker niet door dat strontvervelende *insert nog wat meer boze woorden* konijn. Waaraan het dan wel lag? Aan de harstikke leuke Beer (ik mocht haar meteen) en aan de superleuke illustraties door Jim Field. Oh, en natuurlijk de wolf, want tja, die wilde het konijn opeten. :P

Maar Konijn mag van mijn part bevriezen in zijn nest. Natuurlijk, zoals alle kinderboeken dat betaamd en de titel spoilt het ook, komt het allemaal pais en vree tussen de twee. Maar, sorry, ik mocht Konijn en zijn betweterigheid (en dat wat hij ook heeft gedaan maar wat ik niet zal zeggen wat dan spoil ik het boek) totaal niet. Wat een chagerijn zeg. En misschien moet ie volgend jaar voor de winter eens wat beter zijn best doen zodat hij de winter goed door kan komen?

Beer? Beer was mijn favoriet. Ik vond haar ontzettend lief. Enig ander dier zou waarschijnlijk konijn hebben begraven, of hebben opgegeten, maar nee, Beer bleef lief. Of dat ligt aan het feit dat ze niet té slim is of juist te naïef is, geen idee. Maar ze blijf kalm en lief, ook naderhand toen verschillende dingen boven water kwamen drijven.
Ik vond het ook zeer leuk om te zien hoe ze verbaasd om zich heen keek, want ze is nooit wakker tijdens deze periode. Het was allemaal nieuw voor haar.

We hebben ook nog een lawine (nou ja, lawine), en een zeer hongerige wolf. Het gaf toch het verhaal wat extras, want alleen interacties tussen een konijn en een beer zouden erg saai zijn geworden.

De illustraties waren geweldig, maar ja, ik verwacht dan ook niets anders van Jim Field. :)

Zou ik dit boek aanraden? Ja, toch wel, ik heb toch wel genoten van dit boek. Beer, de illustraties, de wolf, het verhaal zelf. Leuk!

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katykelly's review against another edition

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Beautifully illustrated accessible early reader about friendship

I was so proud of my son when he finished this. He's on the verge of really competent reading, and this is the longest book ("99 pages, Mummy! That's nearly one hundred!!") he's read to me, quite an achievement.

It's a perfect book for a burgeoning reader - still colourful and bursting with illustrations (and by an artist we've seen in several picture books). Some pages have a sentence, others are text-heavy, keeping it varied and not too tiring. The story is simple enough to follow when a reader is also concentrating on the words they are reading aloud, and there are two characters that are quite sympathetic (well, one grows on you).

Bear is awoken from her winter hibernation by a food thief! With no food left, she makes the most of being awake and makes something she's never had a chance to - a snowman! A grumpy rabbit moans about where she puts it, and we discover that Rabbit is not really the friendliest neighbour... but when Bear does him a good turn, can he stay so cross and self-centred?

In the first of a series, this introduces the kind Bear and the snappy Rabbit as opposites destined to become friends and have adventures together. The text isn't too tricky but enticing enough - the section talking about Rabbit eating his own poo had my son laughing and making faces in succession (and is also educational!).

We've already ordered the second book from the library and will try and remember to do the same with the third title. My son managed this over 4 bedtimes and each evening was keen to continue the story.

One for listeners aged 3 and above, or solo readers from around age 5 or 6.

scoutfinch75's review against another edition

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5.0

Absolutely brilliant!! My children loved every word and giggled their way through the story. We took it in turns to read a page each and they couldn't wait for their turn, so that they could voice the different characters. They loved the use of onomatopoeia and said it really brought the story to life. A five star read and all three of my children have unanimously agreed that it needs to be bought for the school library.
And Jim Field's illustrations... sublime!!!!!

salimateez's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

janeydoodle's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

christiana's review against another edition

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3.0

A lot more talk about rabbits eating their first round of poop than, say, child Christiana would have been interested in, but chances are you know whether your audience would be into that sort of thing!

macklin's review

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My niece loved Attack of the Snack which she got for Christmas. I got the rest of the series for her and read one just to see the hype. And I love Bear. She deserves more than Rabbit. 

readalongwithmj's review

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fast-paced

3.0

librariandest's review against another edition

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3.0

I talked to a bunch of 3rd graders who read this and it cracked me up that several of them said it was boring when the author's whole motivation was to write a book that wasn't boring. I think it's because 3rd grade might be a little too mature for this. The biggest gag is that Rabbit eats his own poo (true fact!). Bear is an extraordinarily kind character who helps Rabbit even though Rabbit is sort of a jerk.

This could be a good pick for very strong readers ages 4-6 or as a read-aloud for those ages. Older kids may only enjoy it if the word "poop" still gives them the giggles.

jennicajackson's review

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75