He's an endearing little rabbit with one ear that simply refuses to stand up straight--the way every other rabbit's ears always stand up. That's why everybody calls him Flop Ear. Kids who read this story and smile over the pictures will think he's cute. But Flop Ear doesn't think so. Flop Ear is sad because he isn't the same as all the other rabbits. "Lop-ear Flop Ear!" they laugh at him. This charming story describes Flop Ear's humorous attempts to make his ear stand up straight. He wants to be like everyone else. But at last he realizes that sometimes, it's just as good to be different. Full-color illustrations on every page of this charming book. (Ages 3-6)

This is the story about a rabbit who is very unhappy with his ears because they look different than the ears of other rabbits. One hangs down and one stands up. Everybody is making fun of him because of that, so he tries everything to solve this problem. He even goes to the doctor. When he comes back to the rabbits they are very happy to see him again because it was so boring without him. Everyone wants to see his new ear trick and he is very happy about being different and being accepted. It's a very nice book to show children that being different is a good thing and that everyone is unique. ( )

This is a typical story authors tell. I felt it could have been more creative. But the book still deliver messaged that we are all the same no matter the outward appearance. ( )

What a cute book! I loved how the character, even though other rabbits made fun of him for his ear, he learned to accept himself. Once he did this, the other rabbits were able to accept him for who he was too. This is a great lesson for children, saying that everyone has their differences but you should just accept them! The illustrations were also great!

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Groot formaat prentenboek over het konijn Rikki dat anders is dan andere konijnen: zijn rechteroor hangt naar beneden. Op allerlei inventieve manieren probeert hij daar wat aan te doen, want de andere konijnen pesten hem er nogal mee. Maar wat hij ook doet, ze blijven hem uitlachen. Na een bezoek aan de dokter, die hem vertelt dat er niks mis is met zijn oor, legt Rikki zich erbij neer. Hij verzint zelfs een allerlaatste truc, waarom de andere konijnen vreselijk moeten lachen; voor een keer zijn ze allemaal hetzelfde! Lief verhaal dat op een begrijpelijke manier aan peuters uitlegt dat 'anders zijn' niet per se 'minder zijn' betekent. In vrolijke kleuren zijn de konijnen - in (tuin)broek - op vaag ruitjespapier geschilderd. Door deze prachtige, paginagrote illustraties won de auteur/illustrator in 1998 de Prijs van de Stad Hasselt. Korte tekst. Uitstekend voor te lezen aan kinderen vanaf ca. 3 jaar. ( )