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A review by katykelly
Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough
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.
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.