You’re Finally Here!

Written and Illustrated by: Mélanie Watt                     

 

Summary:

“You’re Finally Here” engages you from page one with a rabbit that seems highly annoyed with someone that is extremely late meeting the rabbit.  After the initial greeting, the rabbit goes through several stages of happy and then disdainful, on why someone is late.

 

Several times he does this and it seems he’s past the indiscretion, but his phone rings and interrupts.  He takes the apparently important call and talks about you finally picking up the book and reading it.  At the end of the book he’s distraught about your leaving.

 ---“But where were you?”---

Personal Evaluation:

Pros: I really enjoyed the artwork contained in the pages.  I feel that they brought the already good story concept a great deal of added detail that illustrated the sheer annoyance and multiple emotions of the rabbit.  The use of “But where were you?” was a nicely added element that can easily bring a child to announce it when read.  

Cons: None that I had noticed, but I am biased about anything by Disney. 

                                                                 

Final: While I maybe the exception, I didn’t realize that the rabbit was in a dialogue with the reader (me) until the final few pages of the book.  I took me by surprise and I laughed when I finally caught on to the object of the bunny’s displeasure.  

The humor of the story with the added artwork makes this a must have book for young readers.  Even adults will get a kick out of the concept of the story and maybe like myself, be surprised when they realize whom the impatient rabbit is upset with.  

With the limited space on a already crowded bookcase, I don’t just add any old book to my collection.  Even so a copy is already on its way with a high anticipation to be able to read this book to a young audience.

 

Additional Information:

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (2011)

ISBN: 1423134869

Book Type: 40 Page; Color Hard Cover