Review by Booklist Review
In this fifth story about George and his schemes, he once again falls into his own trap. He and his four brothers have assigned chores, but playing video games, building a fort, watching TV, and swimming keep George too busy to do them. When his friend Harriet invites him to the movies, George asks his mom for his allowance; she says, Not until you do your chores! George has a great idea: he'll get his brothers to do the work by promising to take them along to the movies. But his plan backfires when the boys make such a mess of each job that George has twice as much to clean and winds up too tired to go to the movies after all. Carlson's familiar rabbits are set against colorful, busy scenes that buff up the action and underscore the clean up your act message. Adults will grin and kids will giggle as the tables are turned on George once again. --Julie Cummins Copyright 2007 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-A mother rabbit gives each of her five sons a daily chore. Readers will understand when George decides to swim, watch TV, and build a fort instead. They may even relate to the bunny when his mother refuses his allowance and assigns him a new job-babysitting. When he is invited to the movies, George promises his brothers that they can come with him if they do his chores. Predictably, this leads to disaster. The story loses credibility when the brother who can dust his room can't dust the living room without destroying it, and so on. The unfortunate hash marks the illustrator uses to represent fur look like razor stubble. "Loudmouth" George is more of a sneak than a loudmouth, and he looks more like an adult than a kid. He also acts like an adult when, after cleaning up after his brothers, he elects to take a nap rather than go to the movies. Responsibility is a hard sell for kids. This book makes it harder.-June Wolfe, Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Rabbit George tries to avoid doing his chores by fobbing them off on his younger brothers. Naturally, the plan backfires, but the story is so full of zip and laughs that the ""be responsible"" message doesn't come across pedantically. The book's varied design and Carlson's bright, childlike illustrations more than ably match the story's pep. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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