Rabbit and the Moon
{{short description|1998 picture book by Douglas Wood}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Rabbit and the Moon
| image = Rabbit and the Moon.jpg| caption =
| author = Douglas Wood
| illustrator = Leslie A Baker
| country = USA
| language = English
| genre = Children's literature, picture book, Canadian folklore, American Folklore
| published = 1998 (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
| media_type = Print (hardback)
| pages =
| isbn = 9780689807695
| oclc = 35095958
}}
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." and School Library Journal called it a "satisfying story", but "An uneven offering."{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1008681/Reviews#tabnav |title=Rabbit and the moon |website=Buffalo and Erie County Public Library |accessdate=January 24, 2017}}
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."{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/douglas-wood/rabbit-and-the-moon/ |title=Rabbit and the Moon |date=January 15, 1998 |website=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=January 24, 2017}}
Rabbit and the Moon has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine,{{cite web |url=https://catalog.wccls.org/Mobile/BakerAndTaylor/Review?ISBN=0689807694&UPC=0689807694(hardcover)&position=1 |title=Rabbit and the moon: Reviews |quote=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. |website=catalog.wccls.org |accessdate=January 24, 2017}} and Publishers Weekly.{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-80769-5|title=Rabbit and the Moon |quote=Baker's .. watercolors are the real draw here.|date=March 2, 1998 |website=Publishers Weekly |publisher=PWxyz LLC|accessdate=January 24, 2017}}
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Category:1998 children's books
Category:American picture books
Category:English-language children's books
Category:Works based on legends
Category:Children's books about rabbits and hares
Category:Children's books about birds
Category:Children's books about night