Whoa I have that book that the image came from its called “Hand Shadows to be thrown upon the wall” by Henry Bursill. The hardest one for me has been the scared man, some of the shadows I still cant do. btw thats a cool bunny I’ve never seen it done that way.
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The Black Rabbit
Rabbit has a problem. There’s a large black rabbit chasing him. No matter where he runs — behind a tree, over the river — the shadowy rabbit follows. Finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis — only to encounter a real foe! Kids who like to be in on the secret will revel in this humorous look at shadows and friendship, brought to light by a talented animator.
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Genres Picture BooksAnimalsChildrensStorytimeRabbitsFictionHumor
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40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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Philippa Leathers
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Philippa Leathers studied graphic design, illustration, and animation, and currently works as a freelance animator and illustrator. The Black Rabbit is her first picture book, while her animation credits include work on the Charlie and Lola and Peppa Pig TV series. She lives in England with her family, a gray tabby cat named Emmi, and two rabbits named Benji and Kiki, who inspired her to write The Black Rabbit, as where one goes the other follows close behind.
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When you feel lost or scared in life, sometimes the best place to look for help or strength is right beside you.
Someone is following Rabbit. No matter how fast he runs or where he hides, Black Rabbit is always right behind him. Rabbit soon learns that having someone watch your back might not be such a bad thing after all though.
Simple, clean, clear illustrations bring this adventure to life. The soft, pale colors fill the chase with such warmth and focus. Our cute little rabbit hero looks so small at times, but his determination shines through on every page.
Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers is filled with courage, friendship, and surprises. It made me smile. 🙂
Perfect spring time read!
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Wonderful book that will show children that you should face up to your fears.
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This is a delightful new debut picture book by author/illustrator Phillippa Leathers. It begins with wonderful end pages that show a map which has a trail that leads us through the story. It would be a great way for kids to retell the story after hearing it a time or two.
The premise is that, as this adorable little white rabbit emerges from his burrow on a sunny day, he is frightened by an enormous black rabbit. Not knowing it is simply his shadow, he tries to run from it, hide from it and swim away from it. When he finally dashes into the “deep, dark forest”, he is rewarded. However a much worse fate awaits him. Find out how his shadow saves the day in this simple yet satisfying picture book. The illustrations are wonderful as is the text. Children of all ages will love it. The size of the book is “just right” too – not too big and not too small – just the right size for small hands.
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The little white rabbit suddenly discovers that he is being shadowed by a big, dark, shady rabbit. He wanders all over trying to shake his tail. No luck until he enters the dark forest, but then he’s confronted with a more immediate threat.
Bunny survives and isn’t even mangled a little. Not a good choice for anyone teaching a preschooler about stranger danger.
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Perhaps it’s just because I’m taking a class on multicultural children’s literature and we are encouraged to read all books multiculturally, but this book made me uncomfortable. First of all, the white rabbit is scared of a black rabbit. Yes, yes, it’s his shadow but – really? Have we not had enough Trayvon Martin incidents in the news? In the end, even the Fox is scared of the “large and imposing” black rabbit. Yikes. No thank you to sharing this book with young impressionable children, although maybe in a teaching unit on Civil Rights with older students who could have some perspective.
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We picked this one up from the library as part of an attempt to help DD get over her fear of shadows. She loves this book asking to read it over and over, and I think it’s helping! She’s still afraid, but now wants to wave and say hi to her shadow. Progress! Super cute, great read aloud for toddlers.
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A very well crafted book. It suppose it could have been inspired by Bear Shadow, with which it has many similarities, but the surprise ending is clever and transmits a message.
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This book is a good one for storytime, but only if you can put up with lots of kids yelling “IT’S HIS SHADOW. ” The ENTIRE time. Oh man. SHould I have put this under a spoilers tag thingy?
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Little e recently discovered her own shadow, so we had a lot of fun reading this tale about a little rabbit who notices his shadow for the first time.
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Pretty adorable book about making an unexpected friend with someone/something that used to be scary.
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Super cute story with great illustrations.
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یه کتاب جالب و آموزنده درباره سایه برای بچه ها
تصاویر بامزه ای داره و جنس کاغذ ها گلاسه زخیم هست.
نوع صحافی ته دوخت باعث میشه صفحات با یکی دوبار خوندن برگ برگ نشن
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Completely adorable book about shadows. This is the perfect “scary” book for the youngest child, since the reader will know it’s Rabbit’s shadow, but still empathize easily with Rabbit’s fear. And then something truly scary happens! And Rabbit is brave!
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4.5 stars.
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I keep going back between a 3 and a 4. It is a 3 for me for some reasons and a 4 for others. I really like the ending of the book as I think it is actually quite symbolic (though I wish the rabbit learned the truth). I also enjoyed the chase that took place throughout the book and I think that it would be a great book to read aloud and discuss with children. Okay. talked myself into a 4 🙂
When I first read the book, it seemed simple, but the more I read it and thought about it, the more I started to love The Black Rabbit. It is such a cute picture book which is beautifully illustrated and has a fiesty little protagonist. Along with the lesson about quotation marks and imagination, the little rabbit is having a problem that only a mini-science lesson will explain. This book would be a wonderful (and entertaining) addition to a lesson about sunlight and shadows. Also, it is a great book to practice predicting. Though I figured out the secret early on in the book, students who are just learning about shadows will find the secret fun and would help make a great prediction lesson.
Read Together: Grades Pre-K – 5
Read Alone: Grades Pre-K – 2
Read With: Chalk by Bill Thomson, I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Snatch of Text:
“Rabbit woke up one morning and stepped out of his burrow into the bright sunlight. It was a beautiful day.”
Mentor Text for: Activating Background Knowledge, Making Connections, Making Predictions, Making Inferences, Visualizing, Alliteration, Author’s Purpose, Dialogue
Writing Prompts: Write about at time in your life when you were scared. Write about a time in your life when you did something brave.
Topics Covered: Integration – Science, Sunshine, Shadows, Courage
