Although I was a little surprised that this book was named theCaldecott winner this year, the first time I read it to a class, Iunderstood why. Kindergartners and first graders absolutely LOVEit! They laughed out loud and covered their eyes as the animalstumbled to the ground. I enjoy it more every time I share it with agroup of students. It's first rate!
There are some books in the world that you can flip through inthe bookstore and get a pretty good idea of the plot andcharacters. Then there are books like "My Friend Rabbit". Roughly ayear ago I wanted to know what all the "My Friend Rabbit" fuss wasabout. I mean, this book was a 2003 Caldecott Award winner afterall. I wanted to see why. So I went to my local independentbookstore and flipped through it. I flipped and flipped and wasbaffled by the heaping helpfuls of praise it had received. Myhaphazard flipping didn't reveal anything particularly interestingor original in the story. Fast forward a year and I've finallytaken the time to sit down and read, "My Friend Rabbit" in itsentirety (a process which took me all of 93 seconds). Suddenly Iunderstood why it was so beloved. Though an incredibly simple plot,story, and set of characters, "My Friend Rabbit" is a remarkablybeautiful tale of two woodland creatures and their plane relatedmisadventures. It's simple in words and complex invisuals.
就在小田鼠们忙着为过冬采集食物的时候，阿佛却独自坐在一旁，并且告诉大家他也在工作，只不过在采集另外一些东西。冬天漫长而寒冷，慢慢地，食物被大家吃光了，这时，阿佛拿出了他“采集”的那些东西……
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish,the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devisesa plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred)"School Library Journal. " 在大海的一个角落里住着一群小鱼，大家都是红色的，只有一条是黑色的。有一天，一只凶猛的金枪鱼吃掉了所有的小红鱼，只有小黑鱼逃走了。他孤身一人在海里游荡，遇到了很多稀奇古怪的生命，又高兴起来。小黑鱼又遇到的一群躲在礁石后的小红鱼，为了生存，不再躲避，他想了个好办法，教他们游成大鱼的样子，而自己来当眼睛！就这样，他们在清凉的早晨游，在明媚的中午游，把大鱼都吓跑了。
