Written by Lee Sang Gyo and illustrated by Lee Hee Eun


When an animal appears in the forest, saying, “Mr. rabbit, Mr. rabbit, please give me some spinach.”, Mr rabbit answers, “No, no, they are mine.”, and runs away. From a big elephant to a small turtle, they all smell fresh spinach and beg for spinach. However, Mr. rabbit just mimicks other animals and correctly expresses how he feels. It is very important for toddlers to express how they think and feel correctly, because they are actually growing up by having a relationship with others through dialogues. Children can naturally learn how to express their own thoughts and emotions by reading rhythmical dialogues repeatedly between a rabbit and animals.

This book is a picture book for babies to feel diverse colors and learn animal names. Whenever a rabbit meets many animals, including an elephant, a wild pig, a donkey, a crocodile, a raccoon, and a turtle, the background colors are all changed. With coloful background of purple, green, red, blue colors, the writer uses yellow color to express the scent of spinach. The writer also simply and abundantly expresses the movement of the rabbit and the space of animals with visual images. The scene where the rabbit gives spinach to a baby snail is the moment the visual elements of spinach made by dots and colors is shining. The spinach is described as a flower, helping readers feel the warm heart of the rabbit.