Review by Booklist Review
Betty Bunny is anticipating her first soccer game, declaring I am going to score 10 goals! Alas, she doesn't score at all (but does manage to kick her shin). Betty does what many children do at this point: gives up. After much coercion from her older siblings and the promise of a participatory trophy Betty digs her uniform out of the trash. She practices with her brother (his punishment for telling her she might not be any good) and, happily, practice makes perfect. This fourth title in the Betty Bunny series once again offers a gentle, funny, true-to-life perspectives on being a handful of a kid.--Kelley, Ann Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Betty Bunny continues to be a "handful," but her siblings also get some time in the spotlight in her fourth picture book, especially surly teenage brother Bill, one of the series's unsung heroes. Betty is ready to call it quits after she doesn't score a single goal during her first soccer game, but after Bill offers (read: is forced) to help Betty practice, she finally makes some headway. With deadpan zingers ("Kick it in your own net!" Bill encourages Betty. "A goal's a goal") and slyly funny artwork, Kaplan and Jorisch score once again with this one. Ages 3-5. Author's agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Illustrator's agent: Wanda Nowak Creative Illustrators Agency. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr2-Betty Bunny aspires to score 10 goals in her first game. When she does poorly, declaring that soccer is "yucky," her family rallies behind her to keep trying and practicing. She does, which leads to improvement and the achievement of her goal. Spunky illustrations heighten Betty's trials and her ultimate success. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Betty Bunny is back in her fourth gentle lesson-based book. This time, when she takes up soccer, she expects to score ten goals just like that. Playing in a real game, however, is quite different. Her siblings, portrayed realistically and comically, urge her to keep practicing. Lively illustrations add to the humor of Betty's reasoning and her can-do determination. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Betty Bunny returns for a fourth entry in this successful series, focusing this time on scoring a goal for her soccer team. In the previous stories in the series, Betty's delightfully intense personality was defined through her obsession with chocolate cake, her over-the-top shopping spree in a toy store, and an incident involving lying and its consequences. These laugh-out-loud stories captured Betty's precocious intellect and strong emotions, creating a believable character with a lovable streak of creative naughtiness. Alas, this time Betty just wants to score a goal on the soccer field like all the other little animals. She makes many mistakes in her first game, with her deflated attitude further depressed by snide comments from her older brothers. After just one week of coaching by her oldest brother, Betty scores her coveted goal in the next game and feels "the happiest moment of her life"except for the first time she ate chocolate cake. The soccer plot feels forced onto Betty rather than growing out of her distinct personality, and some of the soccer jokes, such as scoring a goal in your own net, will be understood only by those children who already play soccer. Even the illustrations seem a little forced and crowded, lacking the distinctive sparkle of the previous stories. Betty fails to score with this underinflated effort. (Picture book. 4-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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