Reviews for Rabbit pie
Horn Book
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The recipe for rabbit pie is a mother rabbit's perfect bedtime routine for her six bunnies: one bath, six pairs of pajamas, six cups of milk, one story, and a sprinkling of kisses. Combined with the minimal text, detailed, gentle art illustrating the sometimes messy yet cozy process of getting young ones to bed makes this an effective snuggle-at-bedtime book. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Book list
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PreS. The perfect recipe for bedtime is what this cozy book says on the cover. And sure enough, the text is dispensed in the form of a recipe to guide Mother Rabbit as she tries to get her six little bunnies to bed. The ingredients? A game of hide-and-seek, a bath, six pairs of pyjamas, etc. Step one? Find six small rabbits. That's easy because they are all over the house--reading, painting, pouring tea for stuffed animals. In step two, Mother takes off their dirty bits, and gives them a scrub in the tub. Six cups of milk later, they are tucked in with a sprinkling of kisses. There's a sweetness to this that is heightened and expanded by the soft, candy-colored artwork, but Ives doesn't forego humor for charm. The pictures, which flow across borderless double-page spreads, offer plenty to smile at, especially the round-faced, squirmy, jumpy bunnies--cuteness in motion. Mama, a strong, safe presence, is unflappable in the face of the commotion, choosing to order the chaos with kisses. Lots to look at and like. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2006 Booklist
Publishers Weekly
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The title refers not to a recipe that culminates in consuming rabbits (horrors!) but rather to a mother rabbit's playful approach to bedtime. Ives (Mrs. Santa Claus) cooks up some gentle domestic humor from the interplay between the "recipe" that serves as the text and the cozily comic action featured on butter-toned pages. "First, gather together/ your ingredients./ 1 game of hide-and-seek/ 1 bath/ 6 pairs of pajamas," etc. Next, the chef must "find six small rabbits.../ if you can!," which prompts the bunnies' mildly mischievous attempts to hide (one simply puts a pot on top of his head). Several steps later (these include "Gently scrub./ .../ Pat dry,/ dust the bottoms"), the mother lovingly tucks in her young ones, at which point the recipe instructs, "Leave in a warm place until morning." With an inviting framework that parent and child will want to mimic, and its cozy, delicately watercolored scenes, this book will go down as satisfyingly as a warm glass of milk. Ages 2-up. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
School Library Journal
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PreS-This charming picture book is the perfect recipe for a tranquil bedtime routine. Ives uses the recognizable language of a favorite recipe in collecting all of the reassuring ingredients needed to put six adorable bunnies to bed-a game of hide and seek, a bath, milk, a bedtime story-then follows each comforting step from bath time, "-place in soapy water. Gently scrub. Watch very closely. Fold into a soft towel-and allow to cool down," to bedtime. Each borderless watercolor painting uses soft, warm pastel colors and is an invitation into the mother rabbit's cozy home where her happy bunnies play with their toys, read, and help one another put on their pajamas before snuggling down for the night. A calm mother keeps a strong, watchful eye over her little dears as she tucks them into bed, "sprinkling with kisses." After sleeping "in a warm place until morning," the bunnies are ready for fresh carrots for breakfast to complete the sweet rabbit pie. Serve up this delightful story at evening storyhours with Mem Fox's Time for Bed (Harcourt, 1993) or pore over the homey details for one-on-one sharing.-Kristine M. Casper, Huntington Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus
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A bunny mama helps her six children get ready for bedtime in this British import that was originally published as a full-size picture book. The first double-page spread summarizes the action ahead, as an ingredient list and the subsequent pages illustrate each stage of the "recipe": "First, gather together your ingredients. / One game of hide-and-seek / One bath / Six pairs of pyjamas...." Ives' softly colored art, which looks to be watercolor, is the true attraction here. From hiding in plain sight to squirting toothpaste all over the bathroom, the antics of these chubby bunnies are recognizably toddlerlike. While their mother's saintly patience is a bit unrealistic, she's a comforting presence in her blue, polka-dot dress and pristine apron. The shrunken trim size diminishes the quality of the smaller details, but there are enough delightful images here to make it work reasonably well as a board book. While the bedtime-as-recipe contrivance may be a little sophisticated for toddlers, the cozy charm within these pages makes for a comforting lap read. (Board book. 18 mos.-3)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
