Why Are You Fighting, Davy? [Paperback]

Brigitte Weninger (Author), Eve Tharlet (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Davy

"Young children will identify with this simple friendship story that provides a good lesson on working things out together. The soft, appealing watercolor characters and the tranquil background setting blend to make this a beautiful story to share. Children will easily relate to Davy and his struggles, whether this is the first or the sixth tiem that they meet him." (School Library Journal)

"In Davy's sixth appearance, bunny best friends battle and bond again. Neither saccharine nor angst-ridden, this is a comfortable, comforting take on a perennial picturebook theme." (Booklist)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-The two young rabbit friends return. As Eddie tries to build a dam, Davy makes a boat. They work side by side until the dam bursts and Davy's creation sails away beyond reach. The frustrated builders resort to ear pulling, and Davy blames his pal for the loss of his boat, informing him that, "You're not my friend anymore." At home he doesn't get much sympathy from Mother Rabbit, his toy bunny is boring, and his siblings have other plans, except for baby, and she's "just a baby." He walks back to the brook, tries his hand at dam building, and finds Eddie trying to build a boat. The relationship is mended as they ask one another for help. Young children will identify with this simple friendship story that provides a good lesson on working things out together. The soft, appealing, watercolor characters and the tranquil background setting blend to make this a beautiful story to share. Children will easily relate to Davy and his struggles, whether this is the first or the sixth time that they meet him.
Melanie S. Wible, Jackson Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

In Davy's sixth appearance, bunny best friends battle and bond again. When the rock dam that Eddie is building collapses, Davy's bark boat is swept away. After recriminations degenerate into wrestling and harsh words, Davy stomps home--only to discover that his toy rabbit makes a dull companion. Tharlet's watercolors feature rabbits with huge, slipperlike ears in a soft-focus woodland setting. Observant viewers will have no trouble tracking Davy's emotional ups and downs, or picking out the occasional birds or ladybugs inserted as silent witnesses. The spat ends by dinnertime: "I thought you two had a fight," Davy's mother says. "Oh, that was ages ago . . . Now we're best friends again." Neither saccharine nor angst-ridden, this is a comfortable, comforting take on a perennial picture-book theme. John Peters --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: North-South Books (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735816018
• ISBN-13: 978-0735816015
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A simple friendship story, June 26, 2005

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Salami "Owner of Good Books" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why Are You Fighting, Davy? (Paperback)

After fighting with a best friend, Davy found less fun to play alone. The relationship is mended as they found strengths of each other and needed help. A good lesson for young children to work things out together. I also like the beautiful illustration and would like to read others in the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I Thought You Two Had a Fight" "Oh, That Was Ages Ago!", December 21, 2006

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Why Are You Fighting, Davy? (Paperback)

I recently discovered the "Miko" books written by Brigitte Weninger and so I thought I'd look into some of her other works. "Why Are You Fighting, Davy?" (which is illustrated by Eve Tharlet and nicely translated into English by Rosemary Lanning) is the first in her series of "Davy" books that I have read. It's a compelling story of friends who get into a fight, but decide to make up.

Davy has a best friend named Eddie and they enjoy playing together by the brook in their neighborhood. Their play on this particular day has a nautical theme --- one of them has decided to build a dam and the other is building a boat. They shake hands on it and get down to work on their building. They're having a lot of fun, but when the dam bursts, it sweeps away Davy's boat. Davy is terribly upset. They get into a fight and roll over and over until they fall in the water. Then, Davy says that he never wants to see Eddie again.

Davy decides to shun Eddie and looks for other opportunitites to play. But he begins to find that there's nobody available to play with --- and he sure doesn't want to play with his baby sister. Will Davy and Eddie get back together.

Anyone who's ever argued with a best friend can find something to identify with in this story. The illustrations have a simple, pastel look and are generally comforting. As bunnies, the characters are rather cute, but the illustrations have a unique and special quality.