Betty Bunny Wants a Goal (Betty Bunny)

by Michael Kaplan (Author) Stephane Jorisch (Illustrator)

Betty Bunny Wants a Goal (Betty Bunny)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Betty Bunny

When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.

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Kirkus

These laugh-out-loud stories captured Betty's precocious intellect and strong emotions, creating a believable character with a lovable streak of creative naughtiness.

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review

Betty Bunny continues to be a "handful," but her siblings also get some time in the spotlight in her fourth picture book, especially surly teenage brother Bill, one of the series's unsung heroes. Betty is ready to call it quits after she doesn't score a single goal during her first soccer game, but after Bill offers (read: is forced) to help Betty practice, she finally makes some headway. With deadpan zingers ("Kick it in your own net!" Bill encourages Betty. "A goal's a goal") and slyly funny artwork, Kaplan and Jorisch score once again with this one. Ages 3-5. Author's agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Illustrator's agent: Wanda Nowak Creative Illustrators Agency. (Mar.)

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School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--Betty Bunny is a handful to all when she suddenly takes a liking to soccer. She wants to become the star of her team and is positive that she can score 10 goals at her first game. When she predictably fails to meet her own unrealistic expectations, she becomes sad and sulks in the grass for the rest of the game. Betty announces that she is quitting and almost throws away all of her soccer equipment. Her siblings try to reason with her and encourage her, giving her a pep talk about not giving up. At Betty's next game, she still does not score a goal and is upset again. Her older brother Bill tells her, "Maybe you're just not that good." Her father patiently explains the importance of practice and enlists the snarky Bill to work with her. Illustrations are detailed in pencil, ink, watercolor, and gouache. Fans of the series will enjoy this newest addition. --Krista Welz, North Bergen High School, NJ

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Michael Kaplan
A native of Wayland, Massachusetts, Michael Kaplan wrote plays and musicals throughout high school and at Princeton University, where he attended college. Upon graduation he moved to New York where a number of his plays received productions and staged readings, primarily at The Ensemble Studio Theatre, where he is a member. For the past twenty-two years, he has lived in Los Angeles, working as a television writer and producer on a total of twelve different prime time shows for ABC, NBC, FOX, and UPN. His career as a comedy writer has included stints as a writer and Supervising Producer on two of television's most respected comedies, Roseanne and Frasier. For his work on the latter, he received an Emmy award, as a member of the producing staff, for best comedy series. He co-created and Executive Produced I'm In the Band for Disney XD. His new show, Dog With a Blog will be premiering on Disney Channel in the fall of 2012. He is the author of Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake and Betty Bunny Wants Everything. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.Stephane Jorisch has illustrated numerous picture books, including New Year at the Pier, Granddad's Fishing Buddy, The Real Story of Stone Soup, and Jabberwocky, for which he won the prestigious Governor General's Award, the Canadian equivalent of the Caldecott. Mr. Jorisch lives with his wife and three children in Montreal, Canada.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803738591
Lexile Measure
550
Guided Reading Level
L
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication date
March 18, 2014
Series
Betty Bunny
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002210 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Rabbits
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV032150 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Soccer
Library of Congress categories
Rabbits
Families
Family life
Soccer stories
Soccer
Perseverance (Ethics)

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