School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-In this simple rhyming story, eight bunnies spend the day making vegetable stew. They pick the ingredients in the garden, prepare them, and cook up a mouthwatering dish. But then, "Bunny one and bunny two/are balancing the pot of stew./Bunny three and bunny four/shout, `Watch the peelings on the floor!'" When the stew inevitably spills, the depressed and hungry rabbits must band together to form a new plan. Back outdoors they go, this time to pick vegetables for a salad, which they share during a nighttime picnic. Soft cartoon illustrations in sugary pastel colors depict the family against detailed backgrounds. With all the bunny and counting books available, this overly sweet story is an additional purchase for most libraries.-Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.