Newbie is a Rescue Bunny trainee. She has passed all of the tests except for the field test. A call comes in to rescue a giraffe stuck in the mud. Newbie goes along. The bunnies must race time to save the giraffe before the hyenas come to eat the giraffe. Newbie refuses to leave the giraffe until she is rescued.The illustrations are colorful and interesting.Unfortunately, there were several parts about this book that did not work for a children's picture book. Throughout the book are movie quotes such as "Don't call me Shirley," "You had me at hello," and "Here's looking at you kid." These are misplaced. They don't feel like they belong with the story line. Plus children will not understand why these lines are funny or even know what they mean.Secondly, Newbie finds out that if they don't get the giraffe out in time, the hyenas will eat her. There is an illustration of picked over bones as well as an evil hyena. This book is advertised for ages 4-8. This sort of violence is not appropriate for the little ones.Finally, the setting is the African savannah. Cute little bunnies rescuing animals in this setting is very out of place.Cute pictures, but a lot of humor that didn't work, making it an uninteresting story overall. Newbie is training to be a rescue bunny. The team is called out on a job - Newbie's first - to save a giraffe stuck in some mud in hyena country. The team has difficulty pulling giraffe out of the mud, while a pack of hyenas come heading to heading. The team calls, "Code Red!" which means evacuate. However, Newbie is determined to stay with giraffe despite the danger. Full of funny movie quotes that grownups will laugh at but will be lost on the kids the book is targeted at. Still I imagine children will be caught up in the suspense of whether Newbie and giraffe will be rescued or eaten.Ages 4-7.
What do You think about Rescue Bunnies Rescue Bunnies (2010)?
The best part of this book was the old movie quotes.
—trololo1
