Foryoungreaderswhoalwayswanttoknowwhy?...especiallywhenthereisn’taneasyanswer.AnALANotableChildren’sBookACapitolChoicesNoteworthyTitleTwo-timeCaldecottandGeiselHonoreeLauraVaccaroSeegerweavesasimplestoryabouttheunfailinglycuriousRabbit--andhispatientfriendBear,whoalwaysanswershisquestions.Bearjustwantstowaterhisflowers,butRabbitneedstoknow:why?Bearislookingforwardtoapeacefulnightofstargazing,butallRabbitcaresaboutis:why?Asspringpassesintosummer,andRabbitcontinuestowonderwhy?,detailed,lushwatercolorillustrationsencouragethereadertofigureoutthereasonforeachquestion.Overandover,Beargivesthebestanswershecan--until,inthedepthsofwinter,hehasnoanswertogive.Thissimplestoryisareminderthatevenwhentherearenoanswersforourquestions,wecancountontrustandlove--andsometimes,that’smorethanenough.
