HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE

Aquatic bunnies take center stage in this picture-book adaptation of the Saturday Night Fever hit.

Two rabbits with mermaid-esque tails perch on a rock in the middle of the water, gazing at each other. One gives the other a flower before diving into the water. Under the water, the two encounter a variety of threats. Unseen foes try to separate them using fishhooks, nets, and cages, but they continue to break free. The text is illustrated in a 1960s-style psychedelic font (though the song was released in 1977). The size and amount of space it takes up on the page varies, and at times the words curve into the images. Deep, watery blues swirl around the rabbits when they’re underwater, and when they’re above the sea, they’re surrounded by sunset pinks and purples. While the art is full of movement and color, it takes some deciphering and rereading to understand what’s happening on each page. There’s also a fundamental disconnect between the words and the visuals—it’s unclear what the bunnies’ antics have to do with the lyrics to this love ballad. Whether shared in a group or one-on-one, this will make an awkward read-aloud, given the romantic undertones of the song (“I know your eyes in the morning sun / I feel you touch me in the pouring rain”). This is one song-to-book crossover that just doesn’t work.

Adult Bee Gees fans are the best (and only) audience for this one.