The Wrong-Way Rabbit (Hello Reader) [Paperback]

Teddy Slater (Author), Diane De Groat (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1993 | Age Level: 4 and up

Meet Tibbar Jack--the Wrong-Way Rabbit. He walks backwards. He talks backwards. And he is very funny. Part of the Hello Reader! series, The Wrong-Way Rabbit has been tested for vocabulary and sentence length to encourage young readers. This story is designed for pre-school-age readers. Full-color throughout.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: scholastic 1993 (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590453599
• ISBN-13: 978-0590453592
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,101,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Teddy Slater is the author of over 100 children's books, including The ABC Sing-Along, I Love Korky, Llamas in Pajamas, The Wrong-Way Rabbit and N-O Spells No. Her latest book, Smooch Your Pooch, has just been published.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What Is Rabbit Spelled Backward?, August 1, 2000

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This review is from: The Wrong-Way Rabbit (Hello Reader) (Paperback)

Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.

To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. The Wrong-Way Rabbit was one of her picks.

This book is designed to be a beginning reader, and starts with instructions about reading to your child . . . and having your child read aloud to you. It's sound advice. If you only read that page, you would be well served by this book.

This is a story of a most unusual rabbit -- he does everything differently. Tibbar Jack says "olleh" instead of hello. When the sun comes up, he says, "Good night!" He pours his juice into his bowl and his cornflakes into his cup. His socks go on his ears, so he can't hear very well. May be that's why he brought home goats when he Mother asked for oats. At school, he knows his CBAs. He goes up the down stair case. He likes his night time stories read from back to front -- that way he knows how they end and he feels very smart.

Can you think of why his name might be Tibbar Jack?

This story will keep almost any child in stitches, which will encourage them to want to read it. Also, it makes their own mistakes seem teeny compared to Tibbar Jack's. On the other hand, there are advantages to some of this (like reading the stories backward), so Tibbar Jack may have some good lessons to share.

At another level, this is a book about encouraging creativity. Your child may not have ever considered going against so many conventions. In the 70s a popular bumper sticker was "Question Authority." A good one for now might be to "Embrace Differences." Anyone who reads this book is going to feel more confident about following her or his instincts wherever they may take her or him.

Overcome your misconception stall that we must always conform, and enjoy life more!