Double Delight: Hatch and Match & Two Rabbits


Today's delightful double-whammy comes loaded with well-meaning flavour, colour and fun. These two picture book gems would make great Easter basket additions but are standalone, any time reads, as well. 

I'm normally wary of seek and find books that use rhyme as a vehicle for treasure hunting, but this inadvertent Easter-suitable title is pure delight. Bunnies are quickly dispensed with as we focus on a tree chockas with chooks, that's chickens to the uninitiated. And what colourful chooks they are, each sporting a unique colour scheme and pattern. 

Our sleeping hens are awakened by the dutiful rooster and immediately set out to locate their eggs. Where could they be? Well it's simple if you follow the match and hatch pattern prompts! Spry lyrical narrative and pages and pages filled with eye-popping rainbow colours transforms the reading experience into the best egg hunt, ever! All tied together with a satisfying reflection on differences and sames.

An absolutely brilliant, bit mind-blowy, ultra fun experience for young and old. Perfect for Easter reading or ANY day of the week generating heaps of find and seek, count and peek, pattern recognition moments. Highly recommended.

Title: Hatch and Match
Author /Illustrator: Ruth Paul
Publisher: Walker Books Australia, $25.99
Publication Date: 6 March 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781760656980
For ages: 2+
Type: Picture Book

Buy the Book: Walker Books Australia



Two Rabbits: Even Best Friends Argue Sometimes ...
Sometimes, days are dark and cold and lonely forcing words to become harsh and sharp. Friends make mistakes, utter frustrations out loud, warp meaning. The further we move away from the uncomfortable, the more we allow anger to carry us from those we love, the worse the loneliness becomes.

This is what Little Grey Rabbit and Little Brown Rabbit discover one wild wet night when a silly argument develops into a storm of hurt feelings and regret. The result is that nothing feels as it should. Anger feelings distort inner peace in a way all of us are familiar with.

This beautifully crafted story with simple wistful illustrations and reflective narrative, is perfect for youngsters evolving the art of making and keeping friends but is equally alluring for younger readers thanks to predictive phraseology and gentle pacing that allows them to determine and assess the emotions behind the rabbits' actions and reactions.

A tale that truely encompassess friendship, mindfulness and tolerance in relationships through two very relatable (and beguiling) bunnies.

Title: Two Rabbits
Author: Larissa Ferenchuk
Illustrator: Pure Pittock
Publisher: EK Books, $24.99
Publication Date: March 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781922539656
For ages: 4 - 8
Type: Picture Book

Buy the Book: EK Books, Boomerang Books

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