Keeping her tummy full of honey is what Rabbit has in mind. But Lion protests. That honey comes from his calabash tree. "I'm going to eat you!" he roars. But being Lion's dinner isn't part of Rabbit's plans. She and her friends Turtle and Bush-rat are determined to outsmart that mighty dimwit and feast on their tasty treat.

Storyteller supreme Verna Aardema is back with a rollicking tale—the perfect follow-up to her Princess Gorilla and a New Kind of Water, illustrated by victoria Chess, which was hailed by Publishers Weekly as "a high-spirited, infectiously funny story. . .jaunty, playful, and sure."

Twise winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, Jerry Pinkney captures this jungle saga with delightful artwork certain to tickle the rascal in every child.

From the dust jacket