What Small Rabbit Heard

by Sheryl Webster, Tim Warnes

Small Rabbit has decided it's too windy for a walk. But Big Rabbit takes him outside, all the same.

The wind howls. Whoooo!

So when Big Rabbit calls out Stay with me, please! her words are blown away and what Small Rabbit hears is Roll in the leaves!

Small Rabbit does everything he thinks he's being asked to do - and he's never had so much fun!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2010

Reviews

[Raquel Curvacheiro]

I chose this book because, living with 3 male specimens (4, if you include the dog) I'm already used to some "selective hearing". Both my boys loved this one! The 6 year old laughed out loud at what the bunny heard and the 2 year old just asked for "more, more, more". I think I will know this one by heart by the end of the week.

[Jules]

This is a sweet story I've just read to my 4 year old niece. Lovely pictures and very cute rabbits. We both enjoyed this one.

[Francesca Lee]

This story is about a small rabbit on a windy walk with a big rabbit. Small rabbit cannot hear what big rabbit is saying in the wind so he doesn’t do what he is being asked. For example, big rabbit says “Stay with me please” and little rabbit thinks big rabbit said “Roll in the leaves”. As the small rabbit gets into mischievous actions it makes the book humorous for children. Lovely illustrations for children to enjoy. There are lots of verbs that can be discussed such as ‘hop’, ‘skip’, ‘jump’ and ‘roll’ etc. Children could do the actions whilst the book is being read to them!

[Amal Nassir]

Really, really beautiful illustrations. Little Rabbit really didn't want to go out. It's too cold and windy outside. But, between mishearing Big Rabbits instructions in the howling wind and the many adventurous opportunities he encounters on their walk, he ends up having the time of his life.

A gorgeous book, teaching us how to appreciate nature and adventures, even on the coldest and windiest of days.

We absolutely loved it.

[Carenna]

Sometimes what small rabbit hears seems too dissimilar from what big rabbit said to be believable. I liked the illustration of small rabbit losing the scarf and then, on a later page, big rabbit picking it up. Also, the scene at the end of the two rabbits flying a kite together.

[Kerry Simpson]

A great book for rhyming and predicting what will happen next as Small Rabbit mishears everything Big Rabbit says.

[Marie]

3.5*

[Alice]

This book is a lot like "Chinese Telephone Game" You say something, and it is heard differently. What big Rabbit says is not what little Rabbit hears..in fact they are very differently.... But the Rabbit are really cute and the illustrations are fun!

[Sam]

Adorable pictures, adorable story, and sweet (sibling?) relationship.