Review: `If you prepare and practice, you will always succeed'
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
The authors of this sweet little story are the Shir Family. In their words, ` We, Mom Dina and Dad Andrey, created a character bunny named Donny. Every evening, we came up with new stories about bunnies, Donny and his sister Michelle, and their family. We made up different stories with different situations that would help our kids to rise above their difficulties and fears. By listening and reading along with Donny and Michelle, our children, just like the cute little bunnies, began to believe in their amazing abilities.' No name for an illustrator is mentioned so we are led to believe they created their own illustrations - and they are as fine as the story.In the small town of Kaypozatsiya lived Mommy and Daddy Bunny and their pride and joy children Donny and Michelle. Summer comes and Donny and Michelle are sent to a special summer camp, which they loved - making something new out of clay, plastic bottles, and learning belly dancing - and their parents were delighted with the things they brought home. On the last day of camp there was to be a show on stage.  Donny and Michelle didn't know what to do as an act so they asked Mommy Bunny who said `If you prepare and practice you will always succeed.' The children came up with ideas and finally selected a story for a play. They wrote a script but it was hard to remember the lines, yet remembering their Mommy's words they practiced, fell asleep, and the next day their performance was a success - a dear little rhyming play about a little boy and his cat and they sang a song about being happy. Their little encore was a song about how much they loved the camp experience.The fact that this book is a family project that discusses the important aspect of learning to believe in yourself makes it just that much more enjoyable. Let's hope there are more stories from the Shir Family! Grady Harp, December 13