I'm A Hare, So There! written by Julie Rowan-Zoch, reviewed by Judy Hauser

Summary: This is a great book for young children interested in critters. The story begins with a conversation between a hare and a squirrel. The squirrel mistakes the hare for a rabbit and the hare mistakes the squirrel for a chipmunk. After some back and forth between the hare and the squirrel some comparisons are made between other animals such as sheep and goats are not the same! The hare has a lot to say about what a hare can do like outrun a turtle and jump very far. Children will find the hare's observation, which are often incorrect, funny and they will learn something at the same time. The wise squirrel educates the hare with lines like, "I think you mean tortoise. Turtles don't live anywhere near here." It is a cute, fun and educational book and in the back there is a page of critters who are "similar but not the same." Children will learn and have fun! 

Straight Talk for Librarians: This is a cute book for young children and they will learn that animals, and perhaps people, are not the same even if they are similar.