From Publishers Weekly
A young bunny dreams each night of the ocean he yearns to visit. "The author's choice to deny his wide-eyed hero the expected closure results in a more powerful work, a poignant and affirming tribute to the powers of the imagination." Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2. In this winning tale, Little Rabbit dreams of being a sailor. Never having seen the sea, he can only draw on his imagination and his family's descriptions of it. His grandmother says it is "wild and quiet....A bit of both"; his father says it is "blue and wide....Never ending"; and his uncle tells him it is "dark and salty....Like cider vinegar." When Little Rabbit tells a seagull of his dreams, the bird brings him a seashell, which allows him to experience everything his family has described. The imagery is wonderfully fitting. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations in many shades of blue call to mind the ocean, as does Little Rabbit garbed in a sailor suit with his toy sailboat tucked under his arm. The layout is easy on the eye: some spreads feature full-, art on the left balanced by a block of text on a white facing page while others feature full-bleed, double-page paintings. The combination of design and short text makes this title especially accessible to beginning readers. While it will also be popular with preschoolers, it will make a nice introduction to the study of imagery and adjectives for slightly older students.?Maura Bresnahan, Topsfield Town Library, MA
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