Big Mean Mike
Written by: Michelle Knudsen
Illustrated by: Scott Magoon
Published by: Candlewick Press, 2012
I wasn't so sure about this book based on the title. Big Mean Mike is a big, tough dog who dresses in big, black combat boots and wears a spiked collar. He's very surprised to find a little, fuzzy, white rabbit in the trunk of his car. But Big Mean Mike and soft, cuddly rabbits don't go together so he leaves the bunny on the sidewalk. The next day two fuzzy, white rabbits appear in his car and so on, until he has four rabbits that he can't get rid of. In the end he discovers that he likes the cute, cuddly things and he doesn't care what his friends think of him. He likes what he likes and that's just the way it was going to be. The book has a good message about how kids shouldn't care what other people think of them. I'm just not sure that I like the emphasis on the "big and mean" since we really try to raise our kids to be nice. I also am not a fan of the idea that you have to dress a certain way to uphold an image. Luckily, I don't think the kids read into the story too much and they enjoyed the dogs going to the monster truck show (especially my son!) and seeing the fuzzy, cute bunnies.
This book was borrowed from the library.
Family Rating: 1 thumb up.
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