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When the bunnies decide to put on a musical stage version of Little Red Riding Hood, they all work hard in the various areas of acting, directing, set design, publicity, and costumes.
Author Notes
Loren Leedy is a children's author and illustrator. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1959, and majored in art in college. She began making clay jewelry and chess sets out of whimsical animals, and eventually turned them into book characters. Her first published work was A Number of Dragons, in 1985. She has written and illustrated nearly 40 books since then. Her titles include: Missing Math: a Number Mystery, My Teacher is a Dinosaur, Seeing Symmetry, The Shocking Truth about Energy, Crazy Like a Fox: a Simile Story, Fraction Action, Blast off to Earth, and Postcards from Pluto.
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Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3 The goofy charm of the bunnies that people this behind-the-scenes look at the theater is sure to delight readers as they are introduced to the process as well as the principals involved in the production of a musical play. Leedy's narrative is clear and precise if somewhat wooden, but her animated watercolor and ink illustrations are filled with humor and an attention to detail that will both entertain and instruct on their own. The picture sequence that shows the casting of Little Red Riding Hood is especially witty. The Bunny Play is a good book to share with children who are about to be or have just been exposed to their first stage performance or who are preparing to put on a play of their own. Laura McCutcheon, St. Catherine's School, Richmond, Va. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The Dragon ABC Hunt and The Dragon Halloween Party are among Leedy's memorable earlier works; in this new book she gives bunnies the same bug-eyed looks of bewilderment that characterized her dragons. The bunnies put on a play, first finding a script (Little Red Riding Hood) and then picking a director, casting the play (try-outs are truly terrible, but some talent emerges) and assigning the jobs of building the set and making costumes. Leedy delves into the behind-the-scenes information with exuberance, letting the bunnies have the run of the book but including a glossary at the end. And the bunnies are a buoyant bunch; they put on the performance of a lifetime. Details galore pepper each page, from a small rabbit begging for a script to the classic masks of comedy and tragedy, slightly modified they have long ears. Ages 4-8. (April) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
Ages 5-8. Decked out in springtime pinks, yellows, and greens, a group of bug-eyed, floppy-eared bunnies gather to dramatize ``Little Red Riding Hood.'' They pick a director, a cast, and a production crew; rehearse, build sets, and design costumes; and advertise, sell tickets, and make programs. Then comes opening night and the show begins. The story of Little Red is staged and bows are taken by all. Leedy supplies the rudiments of stagecrafting in a simple, amusing, and effective way and includes the story of the fairy tale as well. Her light touch with the paintbrush gives nice contrast to the wacky rabbits whose actions and antics will give readers much to look at for many a reading. Glossary of theater terms appended. A delightful entr}}e into the theater world for the youngest first-nighters. BE. Theater-Fiction / Rabbits-Fiction [CIP] 87-17793
