I loved how the book exemplified seeing past the faults of someone you care about.

The illustrations really carry the story and they’re very engaging. The illustrations are what set up the problem for the characters, which is to get Mouse’s toy plane out of a tree. I really loved that the book didn’t have Mouse actually state the problem they were trying to solve. The illustration showed the plane in the tree and then had Rabbit say “Not to worry, Mouse. I’ve got an idea!” Giving kids the opportunity to infer and connect the dots in this way is fantastic.

The book encourages the concept of trying. Test an idea and see if it works. If it doesn’t, think of another way and try again. I love that Rabbit isn’t afraid to try new things and not back down when there’s a problem that needs solving.

Loyalty. I loved how Mouse still saw the good in his friend Rabbit, even after some of Rabbit’s ideas failed. The book demonstrated what it looks like to be a good friend and see past someone else’s faults.

I think I need to mention the incredible upper body strength of Rabbit! It’s out of this world! He should enter some competitions or something.

The books reads so quickly. I want this book to be twice as long and show Rabbit truly fail, then try again with a different idea. Basically, where the book ends, tell that story to make the book twice as long. It’s entertaining to witness Rabbit problem-solve and test out his ideas! I wanted to see more of it.