-Booklist Editors' Choice, 2014 -A Brain Pickings Best Picture Book of 2014 -A 100 Scope Notes Wildest Children's Book of 2014 "As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird , this title should provoke both thought and discussion." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "It's unusually corporeal . but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest." -- Booklist , starred review "A quietly profound new picture book" -- Maria Russo, New York Times "The dog and the rat have found a good way to honor the life of a being who's now gone. They've gotten to work making something fantastic and original." -- New York Times "A jumping-off point to explore death and compassion." -- Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes "A masterwork of minimalist storytelling. full of quiet wit and wistful wonder.

" -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "Run, don't walk, to get a look at [ The ] Flat Rabbit . Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street . The text and the artwork, which are deadpan (pun intended) and charming, are open to many interpretations." -- Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, CA "A masterwork of minimalist storytelling.full of quiet wit and wistful wonder." -- Brain Pickings.