The Cabbages Are Chasing the Rabbits

by Arnold Adoff

A rythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May, when the hunter becomes the hunted.

Genres: Poetry

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Rebecca Pruitt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Love the language, and I hate the repetition. But I'm old, so I have no reason to rate this book, other than the toddlers that didn't like it.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book written in a unique poetic way. Its a story of how the cabbages start a rebellion by chasing the rabbits who have for so long eaten them. After a while all the animals start chasing the things that have always bothered them. The hunters become the hunted. I would use this book with primary children because this type of story would really engage them. You could talk about reverse roles as well as fantasy and reality. Could this really happen why or why not?

[Tasasha Battle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This chronology book expresses food chain of urual area. Instead of the rabbits chasing cabbagages, the cabbages are running after the rabbits. The rabbits are not running from the dogs; it is the dogs that are running from the rabbits. Throughout the book there is repetition and the word spacing helps to create a rhyme while reading. This book can be used to help students work on using repetition and show how with word spacing rhythm can blossom in their written esprssions.

[Ruth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this book strange and hard to read. Other readers really enjoyed it but maybe I'm just not the modern poetry type of person. I had a hard time reading it to my children and explaining it to them other than saying it is backward. The illustrator is good but the angry eyes on the birds and rabbits bothered me. This was recommended reading for my 2nd & 3rd graders.