What Noise Does a Rabbit Make? - Hardcover

Weston, Carrie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1467720321 ISBN 13: 9781467720328

Publisher: Andersen Press USA, 2013

Synopsis

As the sun came up, "COCK-A-DOODLE-DO!" trumpeted the rooster, and then all at once the farm rang out with the noises of the other animals. Amid the ruckus, Raggety-Taggle quietly nibbled the grass and wondered just what noise does a rabbit make?

About this title

About the Authors

Carrie Weston has been writing for children since 2001. She has a background in education and has taught in a number of inner-city environments. Carrie's passion is writing for a young audience. She has a particular interest in the uses of enchantment in children's literature and has written a degree module exploring this idea.

Richard Byrne was born and grew up in Brighton. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art & Design. His first two picture books were nominated for the 2012 Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in Chichester, England, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

PreS-K–With lots of animal sounds and large, brightly toned illustrations, this British import will delight preschool crowds. Raggety-Taggle spends the hours before dawn with his aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters, silently nibbling the grass in the meadow. When the sun comes up, the farm below erupts with the morning noises, making the bunny wonder what sounds rabbits make. Thumping his feet attracts the cat and all of the rabbits scamper down their holes–except for Raggety-Taggle, who doesn't realize the danger and must run for his life. The ensuing chase goes all around the farm, causing a racket that is finally stopped by the angry farmer. That evening, safely back home, the bunny realizes that the quiet ways of rabbits suit him just fine. From the charming, rabbity endpapers to the bold spreads, this is one to add to the pantheon of farm stories for story or circle times.–Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

This book begins and ends quietly, with Raggety-Taggle and his many rabbit relatives munching peacefully in the violet-and-gold meadow from dawn to dusk. In between, they hear many noises: the start-up “Chu-chu-brrr-chug” of the farmer’s tractor, noises of the adjoining farm—including the rooster’s crowing, cows’ mooing, and the sheep’s “Baa-baaaaaaaaaa!”—and so on. Raggety-Taggle begins to wonder what noises a rabbit makes. In thinking it over, he begins thumping his foot—and a nearby cat pounces. The colored-pencil cartoon characters then zig and zag past every animal shelter on the farm, and every animal joins in the chase, until Byrne presents a whole twisting train of charging animals, with the farmer’s tractor as the caboose. The chaos ends in a huge pileup that children should enjoy deciphering. When Raggety-Taggle makes it back to the meadow, he is content with the silence. A charming barnyard animal story, spiced up by a surprisingly high-octane chase. Preschool-Grade 2. --Connie Fletcher

Edition details

• Publisher: Andersen Press USA
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467720321
• ISBN 13: 9781467720328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Byrne Richard
• Number of pages: 32