illustrate several animals in bright, wonderful detail. The book is written from a first-person perspective, or should I say a first-animal's perspective - that of a mouse. He says "Rabbit means well but whatever he does, wherever he goes, trouble follows." The first thing that Rabbit does is throw an airplane that he and Mouse are playing with into a tree. To solve this dilemma, Rabbit drags an elephant, rhinoceros, hippo, duck, antelope, bear, alligator, and a squirrel to the tree and piles them on top of each other to try to reach the plane. The plane was still just out of Mouse's reach, so Rabbit declares he has another idea and jumps off the stack of animals, causing them all to fall. Understandably, the animals are unhappy with Rabbit, but Mouse defends Rabbit, saying he means well "and he is my friend." The last few drawings portray Rabbit flying around in the airplane with Mouse trying to make him happy even though he is hugging Mouse too hard and covering his eyes so he can't see. The two end up stuck in a tree together at the end of the book, and Rabbit once again says "not to worry, Mouse, I've got an idea." The reader can conclude that Rabbit is sure to get into trouble once again.This story is one that most children can relate to - most kids and even most adults have known someone who is always in trouble no matter how hard they try. They mean well but always cause little problems. It is hard not to be friends with someone like this, someone who may be a little accident prone but has a heart of gold. Even though Rabbit made the whole stack of animals fall to the ground, he had the best of intentions - to get the airplane out of the tree for Mouse so he could play with it.
My Friend Rabbit reflects Mouse's loyalty to Rabbit and teaches children to always be loyal to your friends no matter how far from perfect they may be. Standing beside someone who cares about you is rewarding for both parties.
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