Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–This slight addition to the body of work based on Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Hare features a sassy rabbit that challenges his competitor to a race around the world. Starting from New York City and zigzagging around continents, the hare dashes through 12 countries depicted across the top half of each spread. Then readers turn the book over and continue the whirlwind trip through 11 more locales and back to the Big Apple to begin the competition again. For each nation, an icon or two (kangaroos; pyramids and camels; a Royal Canadian Mountie and a totem pole; tulips and windmills) is featured in the background as the hare whizzes past. Unfortunately, the tortoise is barely seen throughout the contest and his absence from almost all of the scenes gives the impression that the rabbit is racing against himself. With a narrative and endpapers that contain flip, generalized remarks about each country, the book seems more intent on being a travelogue rather than a retelling of the classic tale. Though the electric colors may draw readers to the starting line, the confusing format and weak writing will soon cause them to drop out of the race.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha’s Public Library, WI
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