My Friend Rabbit

Rabbit saves the day in a most ingeneous way.

When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind. From Caldecott Honor award winner Eric Rohmann comes a brand-new picture book about friends and toys and trouble, illustrated in robust, expressive prints.

My Friend Rabbit is the winner of the 2003 Caldecott Medal.

Author: Eric Rohmann
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 05/01/2002
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 10.70w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780761315353
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Booksense '76 Childrens Spr 02 04/01/2002 pg. 1
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2002 pg. 577
Publishers Weekly 04/29/2002 pg. 69
School Library Journal 05/01/2002 pg. 126
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1602
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 342 - Recommended, Satisfactory
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2003 pg. 1302
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 342 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Eric Rohmann won the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit, a Caldecott Honor for Time Flies, and a Robert F. Silbert Honor for Giant Squid. He is also the author and illustrator of Bone Dog, A Kitten Tale, and The Cinder-Eyed Cats, among other books for children. He has illustrated many other books, including Last Song, based on a poem by James Guthrie, and has created book jackets for a number of novels, including His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman.