Little Rabbit and the Meanest Mother on Earth by Kate Klise, illustrated by Sarah Klise

2010/32 pgs.

About the Book: Little Rabbit wants to go to the circus, but his mother says he must clean his playroom first. Obviously, she's the meanest mother on Earth! Maybe little rabbit can find a way to get to the circus if the other animals want to see the meanest mother on Earth.

Sarah Teenlibrarian Says: I picked this one up because Kate Klise is a local author.

This is a cute picture book. Children will relate to little rabbit's anger over not being able to do what he wants and instead having to clean his room. He comes up with a plan to join the circus by selling tickets to see the "meanest mother on Earth." His plan is pretty funny as he comes up with more and more extravagent ways to describe his act, but it's Mother Rabbit who gets the last laugh.

While the story is cute, it was the illustrations that made this book stand out. There are so many details in each page. The pages are colorful and there's an old fashioned cartoonish feel to them.

The Meanest Mother On Earth would be a great book for parents and children to read together (especially if they won't clean their room!)