As a student at West Virginia State College I was required to view a Calecott honor award winning book. I chose this book because of the beautiful illustrations. A little girl asks the assistance of Mr. Rabbit in deciding what to get her mother for her birthday. Mr. Rabbit suggests some rather foolish gift for each of the colors the little girl says her mother likes. He suggests such things as a red roof and a blue lake. Each time he also suggest a fruit of that color. The little girls says her mother likes that fruit but she needs something else. After they go though a few colors the little girl relizes she could make a fruit basket. Mr. Rabbit says he has a basket.

This was my favorite book when I was little. The dialogue, which follows a clearly-defined pattern without being repetitive, and the gorgeous illustrations are calming without being boring. Now that I am expecting my first child, I am thrilled to see that this classic is still in print.

This book has been a favourite in my family for about 30 years! The central idea of the book is simple and heart-warming, and is demonstrated in an almost hypnotic formula throughout the text. This means that, after just a few pages, the child being read to can join in and have the satisfaction of guessing correctly part of what is coming next. The theme is one which can be applied in the child's own life, and from my own experience, I can promise that it stays with you for a very long time. The illustrations are beautiful; as far as I know, they are quite unique in Mr Sendak's output. They add meaning to the text, and help to make this a classic. I would recommend reading this to anybody from 3 to 7 (and any adults who happen to be around!).

Great book! I am so glad you found this out-of-print book. I got the suggestion from another out-of-print book you found for me "Marilyn Monroe" by Norman Mailer. Both books were great, but this one talks alot about her beginning. I couldn't put it down. It was very interesting. Some of her books written about her say some demeaning things about her past, but this one seems very true to her life. I think because some of it was written when she was still alive and the author actually new her.

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I can not agree with the other reviewer who rated this book so highly. It's most certainly the most unreliable biography ever written about Wilder, gossipy and not even entertaining. O.K, no book about Billy Wilder is really boring, there are too many anecdotes, true of false that can amuse the reader. But Wilder himself claimed that Zolotows book was - no! I just cannot cite him. In any case, the (real) life of Billy Wilder is too interesting and his (real) quotations too funny to rely on this book. I recommand Ed Sikovs Wilder biography instead. That's the way they should be.

Amidst the flurry of new books by and about Billy Wilder, don't neglect this forgotten gem originally published in the mid-70s. Author Zolotow has an 'Old Hollywood' perspective on Wilder's astonishingly productive career and acerbic personality--not to be missed.