The Rabbit's Tail: A Story from Korea

By Suzanne Crowder Han

Everyone knows that rabbits have short, fluffy tails. But this wasn't always the case. In this captivating version of a Korean folktale, a tiger tells a rabbit the story of how he narrowly escaped being eaten by an evil creature. Amazed that anything could scare a tiger, the curious rabbit dashes off to see the creature. The tiger warns him not to go, but the rabbit doesn't listen and gets himself in a spot of trouble that changes all rabbits forever.Illustrated with dramatic detail and vibrant hues, The Rabbit's Tail will transport young readers to a time deep in Korea's folktale tradition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805045805
• ISBN13: 9780805045802
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Should be nominated for Caldecott award

As a practicing artist as well as a teacher candidate, I appreciated this book not only for its lovely story from long ago, but also for the outstanding illustrations. The pictures make this book completely. If other forms of pictorials had been used, I would not have been captured by the text alone. The tale is a beautiful legend adapted wonderfully for use as a teaching tool. I found the book outstanding for teaching double-lettered words, as the book is chock full of them. However, I did question some content that would be in need of explanation. Due to the culture location of where the story was read, the reader may not have understanding as to what exactly what a persimmon was, thus putting themselves in the living predicament of the tiger in the story itself. A definite must for a regular classroom, as well as for use in art.