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Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits (1) Hardcover – January 8, 2019

by Julian Gough (Author), Jim Field (Illustrator)

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When Bear wakes up early from her hibernation, she decides to build a snowman. Her grumpy neighbor, Rabbit, decides to build an even better one. Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits is full of laugh-out-loud moments and chronicles the forming of an unlikely friendship. With illustrations throughout, this book is perfect for middle grade readers and is sure to become a fun favorite on any kid’s bookshelf.

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Kirkus Reviews says "Young readers will come away with fresh insights into both poo and peacemaking"


	Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits	Rabbit & Bear: The Pest in the Nest	Rabbit & Bear: Attack of the Snack	Rabbit & Bear: A Bite In the Night	Rabbit & Bear: A Bad King Is a Sad Thing

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About Silver Dolphin Books

Silver Dolphin Books publishes award-winning titles that foster an interest in reading and creative expression for the younger generation. From cherished children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown to educational kits focused on STEM skills, Silver Dolphin’s collection of board books, readers, coloring books, and activity kits helps parents lay a foundation for learning that children can build upon for years to come.

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A laugh-out-loud celebration of friendship, forest life...and poo. ― Metro

This beginning chapter book is delightfully weird, hilarious, and tender-hearted! ― Imagination Soup

A bear's kindness and generosity sweeten a grumpy rabbit's sour outlook in this wintry woodland encounter. Gough aims both high and low. On the one hand, he shows how the peaceable responses of Bear, equanimity unshaken despite discovering that her food stores have disappeared, to Rabbit's rude comments and behavior gradually work a profound change in his character—and on the other, in the course of their exchanges, he has the long-eared lagomorph deliver a clinically explicit, hilariously extended disquisition on why his kind eats its own poo. Bear goes even further, saving Rabbit from an attacking wolf and then, when he shamefacedly produces the food that he had (yes) stolen earlier, inviting him to join her for a moonlit picnic and a snuggle in her cozy den. The narrative, laid out in short, well-leaded lines, likewise snuggles on every page with Field's duotone cartoon scenes of the two furry figures meeting, parting, starting separate snowmen but ultimately coming together to finish one, and finally sharing a honeycomb and other goodies before bedding down in the warm den. When, showing a newly awakened sense of compassion, Rabbit wonders if the snowman is lonely, Bear has the perfect solution: "In the morning," she murmurs drowsily, "we can make him a friend." Young readers will come away with fresh insights into both poo and peacemaking. (Animal fantasy. 6-8) -- Starred Review ― Kirkus

Rabbit's Bad Habits is a breath of fresh air in children’s fiction, a laugh-out-loud story of rabbit and wolf and bear, of avalanches and snowmen. The sort of story that makes you want to send your children to bed early, so you can read it to them. -- Neil Gaiman

Rabbit's Bad Habits should become an instant modern classic. Stands shoulder to shoulder with Pooh and Toad. Cheeky, delightful and hilarious. -- Eoin Colfer

Whether it’s the grisly truth about leporidae eating their poo, the hilarious, touching dynamic between big, gentle Bear and cantankerous, selfish—but not irredeemable—Rabbit, or Jim Field’s blue-white, deft and atmospheric images, there’s much to love in this splendid little book. ― The Guardian

A delight, with super illustrations and a lovely story about friendship. ― Independent on Sunday

About the Author

Julian Gough is an award-winning novelist, playwright, poet, musician, and scriptwriter. He was born in London, grew up in Ireland, and now lives in Berlin. Among many other things, Julian wrote the wonderful novel Connect, and the ending to Minecraft, the world’s most successful computer game for children of all ages. He likes to drink coffee and steal pigs.

Jim Field is an award-winning illustrator, character designer, and animation director. He grew up in Farnborough, worked in London, and now lives in Paris. His first picture book, Cats Ahoy!, written by Peter Bently, won the Booktrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He is perhaps best known for drawing frogs on logs in the bestselling Oi Frog. He likes playing the guitar and drinking coffee.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Silver Dolphin Books (January 8, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 168412588X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684125883
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 560L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.6 x 7.38 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #711,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,193 in Children's Chapter Books (Books)
- #6,182 in Children's Beginner Readers
- #10,145 in Children's Friendship Books

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Julian Gough
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Julian Gough is the author of the acclaimed new novel, Connect. But wait! You are, no doubt, rightly wary of such empty boasts; so let us see some examples of actual acclaim:
“Read Connect, by the absurdly brilliant Julian Gough, a mind-expanding technothriller with a hotly beating human heart.” Emma Donoghue, New York Times bestselling author of Room
"Propulsively paced and ingeniously twisting. Gough has written a hyperactive, adrenaline-junkie dystopian thriller that deserves to be made into a belter of a film franchise." – The Times
"A dazzling technothriller" – The Guardian
There you go. Connect is, indeed, acclaimed...
Julian was born in London, raised in Tipperary, in rural Ireland, and educated in Galway on Ireland's Atlantic coast. (In answer to your most frequently asked question: Gough rhymes with cough.) He is also the author of three previous novels, two BBC radio plays, a successful stage play, and the ending to Time Magazine’s 2011 computer game of the year, Minecraft, which has sold over 140 million copies.
His most charming novel is Juno & Juliet. His funniest, oddest (and most prize-winning) novel is Jude in Ireland (originally known as Jude: Level 1). It concerns a young Irish orphan's search for true love. His most thrilling novel is Connect.
2016 saw the publication of his first children's book, Rabbit's Bad Habits, which Neil Gaiman called "a laugh-out-loud story", and Eoin Colfer called "an instant modern classic". The award-winning artist Jim Field provided the marvellous pictures. Two more Rabbit & Bear books, also illustrated by Jim Field, have followed. Translated into over twenty languages, they have been shortlisted for many awards in the UK and Ireland, including two Irish Book of the Year awards. In 2018, Rabbit & Bear: The Pest in the Nest won France's Prix Livrentête: a prize voted for by thousands of children across the country.
He won the largest prize in the world for a single short story (the BBC National Short Story Award) in 2007, and was shortlisted for the Everyman Bollinger Wodehouse Prize in 2008, and again in 2011, for his linked novels Jude in Ireland, and Jude in London. His poetry collection, Free Sex Chocolate, was published in 2010.
In 2013, he had a UK number one Kindle Single with the comic novella CRASH!
In his youth, Gough sang with underground literary pop band Toasted Heretic. They released four albums, and had a top ten hit with the single "Galway and Los Angeles", a song about not kissing Sinead O'Connor.
He now lives in Berlin. Feel free to say hello to him on Twitter, or through his website.
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Jim Field is an illustrator, character designer and animation director.
From music videos and title sequences to illustration and picture books, Jim has worked on a variety of projects.
Jim has won multiple awards for the children's books he has illustrated; including the Lollies, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize, The Evening Standards Oscars Prize and The Sainsbury's Award.
He was the 5th bestselling children's book illustrator of 2018.
Jim has illustrated children's books with Kes Gray, Rachel Bright, Julian Gough, Michelle Robinson, Michael Broad, Jeanne Willis, Steve Cole, comedian David Baddiel and Sir Michael Morpurgo.
Jim now lives in Paris with his wife, daughter and a small grumpy cat.
Awards
Oi Frog! written by Kes Gray and published by Hodder Children's Books
Winner of the Bishops Stortford Picture book Award
Nominated for the Kate Greenway 2015
Shortlisted for Peter's Picture book of the year 2015
Winner Portsmouth Children's book Award 2016
Nielsen Silver Award 2019
Oi Dog! written by Kes & Claire Gray and published by Hodder children's Books
WINNER OF THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION 4-7 FICTION PICTURE BOOK AWARD 2017
WINNER OF THE FCBG YOUNGER CHILDREN'S CATEGORY 2017
WINNER OF THE LOLLIES PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2017
The Lion Inside written by Rachel Bright and published by Orchard Books
WINNER OF THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2017
Shortlisted for The Evening Standard Oscar's Book Prize 2016
Longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Prize 2017
The Koala Who Could written by Rachel Bright and published by Orchard Books
Winner of Evening Standard Oscars award 2017
The Parent Agency written by David Baddiel and published by HarperCollins
Winner of the Lollies 2016 Children's 9 - 12 yr old category
There's a Lion in My Cornflakes written by Michelle Robinson and published by Bloomsbury
Winner of the first Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2014
Cats Ahoy! written by Peter Bently and published by Macmillan
Winner of The Booktrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011
Nominated for the Kate Greenaway 2012
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Maxiet

Different but kids loved it

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2022

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It was a bit different that I thought it would be but the kids loved the bathroom humor, especially the kid who was initially disappointed that it was another book.

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Great fun for the grandkids!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016

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I ordered this book for my two grandchildren, age 5 and 3, prior to their recent extended visit. Their mother is a children's book author herself, and it's a challenge to find a book these children don't already own or haven't borrowed from the library. I was pretty sure this first Rabbit & Bear book, Rabbit's Bad Habits, would be new to them, and I'm happy to report that it was a huge hit with both my grandson and granddaughter, evoking rapt attention and howls of laughter even after many readings. We're all looking forward to a sequel!

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Great book!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022

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One of the best books ever! Adorable pictures and message, which teaches a valuable lesson.

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A Sweet and funny book

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020

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Great kids book to read to children ages 3-8. They will be cracking up at the poo part which yes anytime anyone talks about eating poo it’s disgusting but unfortunately there are animals that do it. The book addresses this issue but in a light hearted matter and addresses that it should not be practiced.

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Shoppermom

A cute story that's not quite perfect.

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016

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I read about this book somewhere online and became quite determined to track down a copy. I intended to pass it on to a friend with a 4-year-old grandson, but after reading it (okay, after reading it aloud to my 17-year-old son and my husband - yes, we're a weird family), I'm still not sure it's the kind of book someone might appreciate as a gift. The story is quite touching, and it is told with considerable humor. The author wrote it with input from his young daughter, and part of the hype is that the two of them were determined to make a more realistic kid's story (given that this is about a talking bear and rabbit who end up friends). The topic of poop, however, is discussed at length, and I wasn't convinced that its presence really added anything to the story. So . . . for the time being, I'm not going to pass the book on, but I'll probably add it to the kids' books I'm keeping for my own grandchildren down the road.

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Great book for early readers to be read to.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019

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Nice made books. A picture on every page keeps little ones engaged. My guys love the story! Gross fact in book I did not know. It made me google after reading. That doesn't-happen much in kids books. This book had my kids laughing and discussing after. What more can you ask for. Read to 6 year old boys.

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Warm, laugh out loud, book. Read it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2017

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I read a review online, and had to order a copy. I was not disappointed. Some sections are laugh out loud funny, and the story itself has a very positive message.
My kids love the book, and I got a second copy for a family member to share with her kids too.
It is short enough that you can read it in one sitting, but could also be spaced out over a few bedtimes.

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Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2020

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Love the book-so does my 4-year-old! Pictures on every page helps her go from picture books to chapter books. It does seem to be missing the first page or two which is a bummer.

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Love this set of book!

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My children absoltuely love these books. Theya re humourous and thoughtful (clever).

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Un libro divertido y bonito.

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Love the book

Reviewed in India on July 23, 2019

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My kid loved the story and so did I, this was a good start for him to start chapter books and really kept him engaged. The story is very funny and witty.. After he finished this we have already got other two books in the series and started reading the second one Pest in the Nest.

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We love these books

Reviewed in Australia on December 21, 2023

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The Rabbit and Bear books are so lovely. They're a perfect book for children who aren't ready for chapter books but are starting to get bored of picture books. They're fully illustrated, and the stories are funny and enjoyable for kids as well as parents. I bought these for my son when he was four and now at 5 and a half he still loves them.

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