I'm a Hare, So There!
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- Create Date：2022-08-24 04:21:37
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Julie Rowan-Zoch
- ISBN：0358125065
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Summary
An exasperated hare and plucky squirrel engage in a battle of wits to determine who’s who in this hilarious author-illustrator debut for fans of I Yam a Donkey and Grumpy Monkey。
When a chipmunk mistakes Hare for a rabbit， Hare puts him in his place。 But actually， the chipmunk is a SQUIRREL。 Or so he says。
Ever wondered about the difference between a turtle and a tortoise？ Or a sheep and goat？ So have Rabbit and Chipmunk—er， I mean， Hare and Squirrel！ This hilarious look at dynamic duos in the animal kingdom pokes fun at the lookalike animals we all love， while delivering a gentle lesson on appreciating differences and standing up for what you know to be true about yourself。
When a chipmunk mistakes Hare for a rabbit， Hare puts him in his place。 But actually， the chipmunk is a SQUIRREL。 Or so he says。
Ever wondered about the difference between a turtle and a tortoise？ Or a sheep and goat？ So have Rabbit and Chipmunk—er， I mean， Hare and Squirrel！ This hilarious look at dynamic duos in the animal kingdom pokes fun at the lookalike animals we all love， while delivering a gentle lesson on appreciating differences and standing up for what you know to be true about yourself。
Reviews
Emily
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A hare objects to being called a rabbit and mis-identifies multitudes of other animals while ranting about it to a ground squirrel （whom he calls "chipmunk"）。 Cute and clever way to highlight the differences between similar and often mistaken animals。 Eagle-eyed readers will notice a sneaky coyote on early pages that is revealed later on （and called "jackal" by the hare）。 In two backmatter pages， differences between the animal pairs are succinctly explained and a second page gives you animals to A hare objects to being called a rabbit and mis-identifies multitudes of other animals while ranting about it to a ground squirrel （whom he calls "chipmunk"）。 Cute and clever way to highlight the differences between similar and often mistaken animals。 Eagle-eyed readers will notice a sneaky coyote on early pages that is revealed later on （and called "jackal" by the hare）。 In two backmatter pages， differences between the animal pairs are succinctly explained and a second page gives you animals to seek and find throughout the story。 As a bonus， the animals mentioned are from the Sonoran desert， anchoring the story in a real ecosystem。 。。。more
Children's Literature Centre at FSU
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This is a humorous story about a hare that would be useful for teaching about similarities and differences to young students。
Jen
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Great book about a few animals and their differences which make them unique！My 1st and 2nd graders loved this one！
Anna Crowley Redding
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What a fun and playful look at getting your facts straights。 The illustrations and dialogue are so punchy and well-paced， kids will hardly notice that by the end of the book， they'll have taken a giant scientific step into classification and storytelling。 A winning pick for home and school book shelf！ IM A HARE SO THERE！ is the rare book that combines a fun rollicking read with a yummy serving of science！ Enjoy！ What a fun and playful look at getting your facts straights。 The illustrations and dialogue are so punchy and well-paced， kids will hardly notice that by the end of the book， they'll have taken a giant scientific step into classification and storytelling。 A winning pick for home and school book shelf！ IM A HARE SO THERE！ is the rare book that combines a fun rollicking read with a yummy serving of science！ Enjoy！ 。。。more
Cheryl
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A fun read！
Amanda Brooke
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Not only will Hare set you straight on how it's a hare and not a rabbit， but you will learn details about other Sonoran desert animals。 Bonus features: the book is also a seek and find activity and it includes a chart of several animals that are confused - I mean conflated。 Not only will Hare set you straight on how it's a hare and not a rabbit， but you will learn details about other Sonoran desert animals。 Bonus features: the book is also a seek and find activity and it includes a chart of several animals that are confused - I mean conflated。 。。。more
Maggi Rohde
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Comparing similar animals appeals to many kids， and this humorous comic-style narrative mixes in some good facts in the text as well as in the backmatter。
Lindsay Fouts
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Love these illustrations。 Julie is one of the most talented in the business。 And I learned some things too！
Emily
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Cute and informational about different animals and their closely realted relatives that look the same yet are different
Elisa Boxer
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A smart， sassy celebration of speaking up for your truth！ Julie Rowan-Zoch's author/illustrator debut is informational fiction at its finest。 Full of facts about misunderstood look-alike animals， the book is also hilarious！ And it conveys a subtle yet powerful message about celebrating differences。 A smart， sassy celebration of speaking up for your truth！ Julie Rowan-Zoch's author/illustrator debut is informational fiction at its finest。 Full of facts about misunderstood look-alike animals， the book is also hilarious！ And it conveys a subtle yet powerful message about celebrating differences。 。。。more
Vickie
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When I read a children’s book， I look for 3 things: （1） a story that is easy to follow， （2） words that will be fun for parents to say， and fun for children to hear， and （3） illustrations that draw attention。 I’m a Hare， So There！ by Julie Rowan-Zoch is tops in all 3 categories。The story is great。 Set in a desert， a hare is defending its uniqueness from a rabbit。 Without realizing， the young reader is going to learn about baby rabbits （and hares）， how to look for subtle differences in appearance When I read a children’s book， I look for 3 things: （1） a story that is easy to follow， （2） words that will be fun for parents to say， and fun for children to hear， and （3） illustrations that draw attention。 I’m a Hare， So There！ by Julie Rowan-Zoch is tops in all 3 categories。The story is great。 Set in a desert， a hare is defending its uniqueness from a rabbit。 Without realizing， the young reader is going to learn about baby rabbits （and hares）， how to look for subtle differences in appearance to distinguish creatures， and the irony of a hare who is so insistent on its own identity yet blithely ignores the identities of other animals it meets。 The book is full of fun words: I think one of the more entertaining choices is how the hare mimics the angry speech of adults （“So there！” “Listen up。” “Hare。 H-A-R-E。”） but in a fun way。 Additionally， words like “jackal” and “pee-yew” will be fun to say and hear。 The illustrations are wonderful。 The desert sands are a warm background in each picture， and the desert creatures in the pictures re-appear in an appendix identifying each creature。I can hardly wait to share this book with the children in our family。 。。。more
Viviane Elbee
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Funny， educational and entertaining book about a hare， who keeps encountering other animals who call him rabbit。 Hare tries to describe the navy ways he differs from rabbit。 What’s also interesting is that all the animals in this book also are mistaken for other animals。 Back matter explains some other animals that are similar but not the same， such as frogs and toads， tortoises and turtles， bees and wasps。 Illustrations are fun too。 Definitely recommend！
Marcie
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Kids and teachers will love this humorous book that covers animals that are similar， but not the same。Colorado author and would love to see as 2023 ccba nominee。
Ricki
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This is a clever book with a fun story， and the back matter teaches kids about animals that are similar yet different （turtle and tortoise， hare and rabbit， etc。）。
Kristin
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Oh， this one literally made me laugh out loud！ These characters are witty and humorous explaining the differences between hares/rabbits， turtles/tortoises， etc。
Barbara
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Illustrations created in ProCreate complement a humorous story about identity。 Many readers have surely regarded rabbits and hares， turtles and tortoises， and squirrels and chipmunks as the same。 But they won't do so after reading this brief picture book。 When a ground squirrel greets a hare in the desert， the hare proceeds to school the other animal about the differences between the two species。 As he lectures the squirrel， the images show the threats to his life hat he's missing， including a r Illustrations created in ProCreate complement a humorous story about identity。 Many readers have surely regarded rabbits and hares， turtles and tortoises， and squirrels and chipmunks as the same。 But they won't do so after reading this brief picture book。 When a ground squirrel greets a hare in the desert， the hare proceeds to school the other animal about the differences between the two species。 As he lectures the squirrel， the images show the threats to his life hat he's missing， including a rattlesnake and a coyote。 When the predator， who has been hiding and stalking him all along， finally strikes， the hare fends him off with a punch or a kick and the proud exclamation of his own identity。 But as the squirrel points out， he might proudly distinguish between rabbits and squirrels， but he doesn't have a clue when it comes to the difference in jackals and coyotes since he thinks this animal is a jackal。 At the conclusion of the story， readers are shown eight pairs of animals that are similar but not the same and then asked to search for 14 creatures that are typically found in the Sonoran Desert， and oddly， a cherry that could serve as someone's desert。 This book provides a cool and engaging way to learn about the differences between animals that are frequently misidentified。 Parts of the book could be used in a lesson on homophones。 。。。more
Maura
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Simple text and bold， emotive illustrations follow a very stubborn hare as he grumpily defends his identity from those who accuse him of being a rabbit。 Back matter includes a compare/contrast of often confused animals such as turtle/tortoise， raven/crow， and toad/frog。 Could be useful as a class opener for a comparison or contrast activity。
Susan Foster
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I like the compare/contrast of similar animals that many people （myself included） get mixed up！ Also， there is a seek-and-find feature， which is always fun！ :）
Diane
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Don't call this guy a rabbit！ He's a HARE。 "My name is Jack， but I'm no rabbit！" Jack explains the differences between rabbits and hares and， in turn， the Chipmunk says he's really a ground squirrel。 And many other animals appear that are mistaken for other animals， too。 Don't call this guy a rabbit！ He's a HARE。 "My name is Jack， but I'm no rabbit！" Jack explains the differences between rabbits and hares and， in turn， the Chipmunk says he's really a ground squirrel。 And many other animals appear that are mistaken for other animals， too。 。。。more
Michelle （FabBookReviews）
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A ground squirrel gets much more than they bargained for when they say hello to what they think is a rabbit， but turns out to be a HARE， H-A-R-E， so there！ Humorous and sly， with a cool study of dessert animals， Rowan-Zoch’s title is a winner。
Jean
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Loved it！ Couldn’t find the dessert。 Asking hubby to try。 🤣
Yentl ♥
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Very cute book about hares and how they are NOT rabbits lol
Anna
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Fun to read and educational。 I enjoyed the “Similar but not the same” page at the end。Story: 4Illustrations: 4Read aloud: 4
Dedra Davis
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Well， now I know the difference between a hare and a rabbit， and I feel much smarter。 But between all the learning was an adorable story and pictures！ This snarky varmint explains why he's a hare， so there！ Now， I need a snarky tortoise and turtle book！ Well， now I know the difference between a hare and a rabbit， and I feel much smarter。 But between all the learning was an adorable story and pictures！ This snarky varmint explains why he's a hare， so there！ Now， I need a snarky tortoise and turtle book！ 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hare explains the differences between a hare and a rabbit to a ground squirrel。
NoNieqa Ramos
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My eight-year-old was not in the mood to read--until he saw the cranky creature on the cover of I’m a Hare So There！ He was instantly curious as to why Hare was irritated。 We took turns reading with me playing the part of the *rodent （trying to avoid spoilers） and him playing the role of Hare。 I loved the assertion of Hare’s true--and constantly misconstrued identity， and the fact that even as a misunderstood character， he made mistakes。 In a classroom， I would use this book as an opportunity to My eight-year-old was not in the mood to read--until he saw the cranky creature on the cover of I’m a Hare So There！ He was instantly curious as to why Hare was irritated。 We took turns reading with me playing the part of the *rodent （trying to avoid spoilers） and him playing the role of Hare。 I loved the assertion of Hare’s true--and constantly misconstrued identity， and the fact that even as a misunderstood character， he made mistakes。 In a classroom， I would use this book as an opportunity to discuss what we wish people understood about who we are AND times when we made assumptions about other people。 My kiddo loved the predator lurking in the background and their comeuppance。 I would have liked Hare to have corrected themselves at the end of the book and properly addressed the rodent。* My kiddo really enjoyed the back matter; and loved the scavenger hunt for Sonoran desert creatures。 We reread to find every last one！ 。。。more
Marta-Kate Jackson
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Don't mistake hare for a bunny or jackrabbit！ This cute book provides a memorable way to distinguish between similar animals found （or not found！） in the Sonoran Desert。 Don't mistake hare for a bunny or jackrabbit！ This cute book provides a memorable way to distinguish between similar animals found （or not found！） in the Sonoran Desert。 。。。more
Maureen
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I like the premise behind this book; but， once again， a book where the level of words and pictures do not match so hard to recommend for a particular age group。
Chelsea Lin
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I’m enchanted， so there！ The witty text and illustration （which wonderfully reminded me of old school Looney Toons cartoons）， not only entertains but educates along the way all the species of animals that we often mix-up！ The backmatter breaks these animal pairings down in more detail。 Julie has done such a wonderful job creating memorable characters with humor and heart and I’d love to see these two back in another story！ Teachers， parents， and kids will all love this book！
Isabella Kung
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Such a FUN and educational read！ So many creatures in the animal kingdom are similar but not the same， and they often get confused。 Hare， the main character from this story， is fed up by the constantly mistaken identity and will no longer stay quiet about it any longer， SO THERE！ Even though Hare understands the frustration firsthand， Hare doesn't seem to acknowledge her own confusion about other species while the ground squirrel friend explains the differences。 Meanwhile， a coyote stalks and fo Such a FUN and educational read！ So many creatures in the animal kingdom are similar but not the same， and they often get confused。 Hare， the main character from this story， is fed up by the constantly mistaken identity and will no longer stay quiet about it any longer， SO THERE！ Even though Hare understands the frustration firsthand， Hare doesn't seem to acknowledge her own confusion about other species while the ground squirrel friend explains the differences。 Meanwhile， a coyote stalks and follows them throughout the whole story！ These hilarious details and attitudes Julie created in the story are so fantastic， all kids will enjoy it greatly and learn a lot about animals！ 。。。more
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