The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Hartman, Bob

Grumblebunny

32 pp. | Putnam | May, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23780-1 $$15.99

(4) K-3 Illustrated by David Clark. After three sweet but clueless rabbits force their cousin Grumblebunny to play outside, a wolf snatches up all four and throws them in his cooking pot. Grumble's attitude turns the broth sour, and he convinces the other three to act cranky, too. The game works well, and the wolf dumps the pot of grumblers out the door. The lurid cartoonlike illustrations may not please all, but the tongue-in-cheek text will appeal to bunnies both dour and dumb.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn