Thursday, October 29, 2020

Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis -- OPTIONAL

Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis, PICTURE BOOK. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017. $17. 9780525429029

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Now that Bunny has mastered karate, it's time for him to learn a new skill: how to make salads. At first he's skeptical, but when he discovers he can karate-chop his vegetables into salad-sized morsels, he realizes that maybe trying new things is, well, a good thing.

Bunny's story is adorable, and the twist at the end is cute, but salad-making isn't exactly a commonly-needed skill for five-year-olds, which means it will be a bit harder for kids to totally identify with Bunny's task. I wish Bunny had needed to do something a little more kid-friendly, because then I could more enthusiastically recommend the book.

Sydney G., Elementary Library Media Specialist

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