Rabbit and the Moon is a 1998 children's picture book by Douglas Wood and illustrated by Leslie Baker. It is an adaption of a Cree legend about how Rabbit reached the Moon, and how the Whooping crane got its long legs and red head marking.
Reception
Booklist, in a review of Rabbit and the Moon, wrote "The watercolor illustrations have a fuzzy, sleepy quality, yet are clear enough that the animals depict a range of emotions .. The story itself is told in fairly short, easy-to-understand sentences, making this a good a choice for a bedtime story or for older students studying folktales."[1] and School Library Journal called it a "satisfying story", but "An uneven offering."[1]
Kirkus Reviews was somewhat critical, writing, "Though Wood pays homage to Rabbit as a trickster in the source note, there's no mischief in the story and Rabbit is portrayed as polite and unassuming. Baker's watercolors are another disappointment; Rabbit's limbs change length and proportions unpredictably, so that sometimes his shape is that of a natural-looking rabbit, and other times that of a human child in a fur suit."[2]
^ ab"Rabbit and the moon". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^"Rabbit and the Moon". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. January 15, 1998. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^"Rabbit and the moon: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved January 24, 2017. Wood's retelling is simple and captivating .. Though Rabbit's appearance is somewhat inconsistent, Baker's watercolors are otherwise appealing, ranging from soft and dreamy to bold and striking.
^"Rabbit and the Moon". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. March 2, 1998. Retrieved January 24, 2017. Baker's .. watercolors are the real draw here.
