Ten Little Rabbits - Softcover

Grossman, Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811810577 ISBN 13: 9780811810579

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 1995

Synopsis

Weaving, fishing, and storytelling are all part of this spirited book that celebrates Native American traditions as it teaches young children to count from one to ten. The book's whimsical illustrations, reminiscent of Beatrix Potter, glow with brilliant color and are filled with fascinating detail. Each number introduces a facet of traditional Native American culture, such as Pueblo corn dances or Navajo weaving, and the simple, rhyming text is enhanced by a brief afterword on Native American customs. Ideal for storytime or bedtime, this is a book sure to leave children counting rabbits instead of sheep.

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Review:

This winner of the Parents Magazine "Best Book of the Year" award is a simple counting book that celebrates Native American culture--and rabbits, of course. Each of Sylvia Long's detailed, painterly double-page illustrations has an old-fashioned quality that gives the book the feel of classic children's literature from the turn of the century. The accompanying text is a simple, rhythmic series of rhyming couplets. "Three busy messengers sending out the news" has three rabbits using one of their blankets to send smoke signals across a grassy river valley; "Four clever trackers looking for some clues" shows intrepid little hunters with bows and arrows examining the enormous paw-print of a bear. After "Ten sleepy weavers knowing day is done," an extra panel shows one rabbit hunched over a campfire while the other nine sleep soundly. A cut above the mass of counting books. (Baby to age 4) --Richard Farr

About the Author:

Virginia Grossman is a resident of Washington State. Ten Little Rabbits is her first children's book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0811810577
• ISBN 13: 9780811810579
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Long Sylvia