Oops! Rabbit by Jo Ham. Candlewick Studio, 2024. 9781536233162
Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4
Format: Hardcover
What did you like about the book? The illustrations steal the show in this fun picture book that will delight toddlers. A little rabbit illustrates the concepts of on and off in small vignettes. The digital illustrations depict Rabbit in black silhouette against a stark white background with splashes of hot pink details. Rabbit is on a chair painting when – Oops! He falls off. The vignette at the beach shows Rabbit holding a pink flag atop a sandcastle while a wave curls up to wash it away. The bathtub scene features an abundance of pink bubbles. In the final vignette Rabbit is on a stool looking at a cake. Rabbit uses a pink handled umbrella to reach the cake, but Oops! Rabbit ends up ON the stool eating the smushed cake. Little ones will be happy to join in the simple text “Rabbit On/ Oops/ Rabbit off.” A lovely addition to the previous Rabbit titles.
Anything you didn’t like about it? No
To whom would you recommend this book? Fans of the previous Rabbit books will delight in this new adventure.
Who should buy this book? Public libraries, preschools and day-cares
Where would you shelve it? Picture books
Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? No
Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City and State: Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, MA
Date of review: April 24,2024
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