The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings: A Picture Puzzle Board Book (Picture Puzzle Board Books) [Board book]

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (Author), Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Picture Puzzle Board Books

When Little Rabbit wishes for long, beautiful red wings, his wish comes true, but life is not at all as he'd expected: his friends, and even his own mother, don't recognize him! He learns the hard way the truth of that old adage "be careful what you wish for," and that the best thing for a little rabbit to be is himself.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan; Brdbk edition (February 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843175672
• ISBN-13: 978-0843175677
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think this is one of the best - if not THE best., November 16, 2000

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Christina Hull (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (Reading Railroad Books) (Paperback)

I am a high school student and I remember my mom reading a lot to me when I was a child. This book, "The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings" is/was one of my all time favorites. The illustrations (in the edition that I own) are wonderful and I would recommend it to any parent. I will deffinately read it to my children someday. The reason I'm writing this is because I'm reading it for my drama class tomorrow. I'm sure everyone, even the high school students, will enjoy this book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book., June 26, 2007

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Teddy "Teddy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (Reading Railroad Books) (Paperback)

I think the message of this book is to be proud of who you are and not wish to be something you are not or wish to be someone else.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be pleased with who you are, October 11, 2006

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DONALD G. FOX "Santee Sioux" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (Reading Railroad Books) (Paperback)

I agree with the other reviewers that this is a nice story with cute illustrations. My only caveat is that another theme also comes out of this story, namely to be suspicious or fear others whose appearances or behavior is considered different or other from one's own. I was disturbed that the bunny's mother couldn't recognize him and ultimately rejected him, sending him into the cold night. The bushy-tailed squirrel slams his door shut on the bunny in fear. Only when the bunny gives up his wings do the other characters' compassion appear in accepting him. While the value of appreciating one's own self "as is" is important, I'm not sure that the ensuing lesson of fearing others when they are different is a good lesson to be picked up by children.