Being the youngest in the family is hard for Li’l Rabbit at Kwanzaa. Unlike his siblings, he can’t create elaborate gifts to share. He does find a way to contribute to the celebration, though. Granna is too sick to cook the big feast, Karamu, that she usually prepares. Li’l Rabbit remembers Granna saying that Kwanzaa is a special time for helping others, and he tells the family’s animal friends that she is ill. In a warm surprise, the animals come together with food and gifts to celebrate with Granna. From bespectacled Poppa Squirrel reading in a tree and carpenter Groundhog with his tool belt to Momma Field Mouse pulling her children in a waggon, the characters in Evans’ very bright, playful, textured pictures capture the spirit of community that is the essence of the holiday. The two final pages about \