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Sandall, Ellie
5 Reviews
(3)
PS
"Take your places, everyone. / Ready or not, here we come!" While playing hide-and-seek with their friend Fox, the multi-colored rabbits (from Everybunny Dance!) find plenty of objects to count, from one badger up to the ten cubs in Fox's den. With frequent glimpses of elusive Fox, Sandall's large, playful illustrations encourage readers to turn the pages of this snappy rhyming romp.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(3)
K-3
In this exuberant rhyming text, numerous rabbits gather to dance, sing, and play instruments: "Nobody is watching. / Now's the perfect chance. / Ready bunny, steady bunny, / Everybunny dance." Readers will spot a shadowy figure approaching from the edges of the lively illustrations; panic ensues when a fox reveals itself, but the rabbits soon discover the newcomer only wants to join the revels.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(4)
K-3
"It's time to wake up! / Come down from the tree. / Follow me, follow me, follow me!" A crowned lemur leads his lemur friends on a hunting, chasing, racing romp--right up to a hungry crocodile: "STOP!" The rhyming text is pedestrian but the words slant, bounce, and roll across the pages alongside the lemurs. The illustrations' energy is contagious.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox
(4)
PS
Annoyed that her bear friend Blue keeps copying her, bird Mango avoids him by flying away, only to realize she misses him and wants to be friends again. Pleasing patterns and textures, along with the contrast between the large blue bear and the small orange bird, lend the story visual appeal. Unfortunately, the characters aren't very engaging, and their conflict is never actually resolved.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(3)
PS
Various birds alight on a branch, each singing a different tune ("Here's another. Come and see! / Urrah! Urrah! Rah rah ree"), until the branch breaks under the weight of a seemingly inconsequential visitor. The book has rhythm, bird sounds that are great fun to hear and say, and illustrations that depict each cast member as a winged creature of distinction.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
5 reviews
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