BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE, EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Napoleon and the Tsar of Russian signed a treaty - to celebrate, Napoleon organized a hunt, and sent his chief of staff to collect some rabbits from the countryside. Louis came back with hundreds (maybe thousands) of bunnies. Cute, tame bunnies. The rabbits that had been collected were farm raised, and when let out of their cages immediately approached Napoleon hoping for food. Hundreds, maybe thousands of rabbits can be quite disconcerting. Needless to say, Napoleon didn't handle it well.
So well told, and the illustrations perfectly pair with the text. Speech bubbles are all in French but need no translation, the cute bunnies - oh my heart! I think the K-3 crowd will like the story, but even the older elementary students will enjoy it - extra info at the end includes sources and a glossary.
Lisa Librarian
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