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Follow Mother Rabbit through her rambling ho use and garden as she tucks in a whole alphabet of baby bunn ies, from Abel through Zed. '

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Old Mother Rabbit lived in a shoe. She had twenty-six children and knew what to do. Following that introduction Mother Rabbit proceeds to put her children to bed in alphabetical order, beginning with 1 was named Able, he slept on the table to 26 was named Zed, he slept on the shed. The children settle down in all manner of bedtime perches, from tree branches to tricycles to the kitchen sink -- one conks out on the garden gate. True to their youthful nature, some of the children are doing anything except sleep, scribbling on wallpaper, riding a hobby horse, and engaging in a rousing pillow fight. Miglio's detailed watercolor illustrations of the swarming brood give the story a homey Victorian setting while adding plenty of humor. Although the text is inventive and funny, it becomes predictable before the entire alphabet have been covered. A twist ending provides a final compensating laugh: As the mother settles into her comfortable feather bed, all 26 bunnies abandon their makeshift arrangements and pile in with her. -- Kirkus Reviews, 1/30/98

""Old Mother Rabbit lived in a shoe. She had twenty-six children and knew what to do."" Following that introduction Mother Rabbit proceeds to put her children to bed in alphabetical order, beginning with ""1 was named Able, he slept on the table"" to ""26 was named Zed, he slept on the shed."" The children settle down in all manner of bedtime perches, from tree branches to tricycles to the kitchen sink -- one conks out on the garden gate. True to their youthful nature, some of the children are doing anything except sleep, scribbling on wallpaper, riding a hobby horse, and engaging in a rousing pillow fight. Miglio's detailed watercolor illustrations of the swarming brood give the story a homey Victorian setting while adding plenty of humor. Although the text is inventive and funny, it becomes predictable before the entire alphabet have been covered. A twist ending provides a final compensating laugh: As the mother settles into her comfortable feather bed, all 26 bunnies abandon their makeshift arrangements and pile in with her. --""Kirkus Reviews, "" 1/30/98

Old Mother Rabbit lived in a shoe./She had twenty-six children and knew what to do. Following that introduction Mother Rabbit proceeds to put her children to bed in alphabetical order, beginning with 1 was named Abel/He slept on the table to 26 was named Zed/He slept on the shed. The children settle down in all manner of bedtime perches, from tree branches to tricycles to the kitchen sink - one conks out on the garden gate. True to their youthful nature, some of the children are doing anything except sleep, scribbling on wallpaper, riding a hobby horse, and engaging in a rousing pillow fight. Miglio's detailed watercolor illustrations of the swarming brood give the story a homey Victorian setting while adding plenty of humor. Although the text is inventive and funny, it becomes predictable before the entire alphabet has been covered. A twist ending provides a final, compensating laugh: As the mother settles into her comfortable feather bed, all 26 bunnies abandon their makeshift arrangements and pile in with her. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Rick Walton is the author of a lot of books for kids. He has written books about bunnies, bears, pigs, dogs, dinosaurs, bullfrogs, sheep, foxes, cows, cats, alligators, mice, and rats. But this is his first book about a gorilla. He lives in Provo, Utah, with whatever people and animals happen to be visiting at the moment. Girl & Gorilla is based on his life. He is Gorilla. Paige Miglio is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked as a designer before becoming a full-time children's book illustrator. She lives with her two children in Milford, Connecticut.

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