Full Text Review(s)
"From one to ten, a family of brown bunnies digs, plants, waters, weeds, tends, harvests and eats the carrots in their garden. Wallace’s anthropomorphized collaged-paper bunnies are positioned, for the most part, against a bright blue sky in simple compositions, making it easy to count them as one by one they join the spreads. She provides other objects to count, adding interest for repeat readings. The clouds (on sunny days), garden tools, birds and insects, etc., all match the number of the bunnies in any spread. The verse text is a series of declarative sentences with a predictable pattern, all beginning by indicating the number of brown bunnies engaged in the activity at hand. Although the numerals do not appear within the primary narrative, a concluding page presents them, each next to the appropriate number of carrots. Terrific."

"This well-executed counting book features a family of bunnies with simple, brown-paper faces and bright clothing, created using origami and other papers. ‘One brown bunny digs the soil,’ but soon additional bunnies come to help with the gardening on subsequent spreads. Rain or sun, the bunnies work together, until ‘Nine brown bunnies make a treat.’ Joined by a final little one, all 10 enjoy the meal they’ve created together. A warm and genuine gem."

This clever concept book combines the planting cycle with counting. One brown bunny digs the soil and then two brown bunnies plant seeds until there are "Ten brown bunnies, ‘Time to Eat!’" At the end of the story, a page contains numerals with the corresponding number of carrots opposite them. The simple, colorful collages are eye-catching and appealing. Young children will enjoy this rabbit family and their gardening activities. This book is best used one-on-one.