Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2002.
Boardbook edition. 28 pages. ISBN 0-375-81564-3
The scissors and the pencil decide to make rabbits: one with a collage of colorful paper, and the other with a simply drawn outline. The two rabbits immediately become friends. So begins Caldecott-winning illustrator, Leo Lionni's, original fable.
The rabbits eat carrots created by the scissors and pencil: one from colored paper, and the other, a simply drawn outline. They nap. Upon waking, the rabbits discover a real carrot from an unknown source. They know it is real because it has a shadow. As they eat it, they become real, too. They know they are real because they also have shadows. Joyously, they hop away.
This simple story with simple drawings against a white background is especially suited to a boardbook edition. The use of scissors and pencil as creative elements begs for a craft project using the same.
