Ninja Bunny: Sister vs. Brother - Hardcover

Jennifer Gray Olson is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in art education. Her love of creating funny and offbeat characters, and the worlds in which they live, led her to illustrating. Her first Ninja Bunny book was praised for its “sweetly humorous fun” (Publishers Weekly), “gorgeous illustrations” (New York Journal of Books), and “marvelous simplicity” (Examiner.com). Jennifer lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. To find out more about her, please visit her at JenniferGrayOlson.com, jennifergrayolson.tumblr.com, and on Facebook and Twitter: @jgrayolson.

PreS-Gr 1—Ninja Bunny is back, this time beleaguered by his tagalong little sister in red ninja garb. Mother tells him to let his sister play as well, but Ninja Bunny and his friends decree that her size prevents her from joining them. The male quartet spy an enormous carrot in a farmer's field, but "insurmountable vines of protection" defy pulls, chops, and a ninja bomb. Meanwhile, little sister creeps under the fortress and rolls the carrot over the NO BUNNIES sign and out to the chomp-happy rabbits, who declare that she can be a super awesome ninja. Luckily, her brother agrees and dispenses a hug. Olson's ink and watercolor cartoons bounce across the pages with brilliant colors and movement. Hilarious postures and expressions add to the story's success. VERDICT Another hit for Olson and a treat both for younger siblings and ninja fans everywhere.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA