Relatable, age-appropriate, and more important now than ever.
—Kirkus Reviews
It offers readers excellent opportunities for debate and meaningful discussion on a wide variety of topics, particularly in a classroom setting. Ultimately, the story’s message to respectfully communicate and be open-minded regardless of one’s personal beliefs is a lesson worth learning.
—Booklist
Alice and Bee tackle heavy topics with care, respect, and persistence—while their discussions about abortion, sexuality, race, and religion can be prickly and difficult, the cousins always loop back to patience and honesty. Their meaningful connection, forged through affection, grief, and a determination to be a better model of family than their own mothers were, evolves authentically, and their friendship is one that readers will likely become deeply invested in.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
[A] powerful and often funny exploration of a scenario that has become all too common. Butler and Bacon show how a little curiosity and a lot of determination might be the key to healing even the deepest of rifts. RabbitRabbit is bold and sensitive and spotlights the necessity of compassion, inquisitiveness, and openness.
—Shelf Awareness
Readers who remember the fears and prejudices during the pandemic will identify with the setting and time period.
—School Library Journal
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