Little Rabbit Runaway - Hardcover

Horse, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561453439 ISBN 13: 9781561453436

Publisher: Peachtree Pub Co Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Little Rabbit is running away from home…and finding his way back again.
One day, after Little Rabbit had been especially naughty, Mama and Papa give him a good scolding. “It’s not fair,” he cries. “I shall run away and live all by myself.” So Little Rabbit packs up a few of his belongings and leaves his family to build his very own house. But food tastes different away from home, and strange noises are louder. Soon Little Rabbit comes to realize that having your very own house is not the same as having a home with a family who loves you.
Harry Horse hits all the right notes in this gently humorous, ultimately reassuring story of a misunderstood young runaway asserting his independence. Young readers will identify easily with Little Rabbit and quietly cheer his triumphant return to the reassurance and safety of his home and family.

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About the Author

A former political cartoonist, Horse has written over 30 books for children. He lives in Scotland.

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Reviews

PreSchool-K–The protagonist from Little Rabbit Lost (Peachtree, 2002) returns. After being scolded by his parents, he runs away so that no one can tell him what to do. He begins building a house when Molly Mouse, another runaway, joins him. Life together sours quickly, however, as Molly takes on the role of a bossy mother. Little Rabbit takes off and spends a fine day playing with other animals; when it begins to rain, however, he returns, tired and dirty. To cheer him, Molly Mouse reads a bedtime story. Unfortunately, she chooses one about a cat who chases runaway rabbits. The two become scared and huddle in bed until morning, when their mamas find them, and they return home. Horse's expressive, detailed illustrations set this title apart from the general rank of stories about rabbits and runaways. The soft browns, blues, and greens give the book a vintage flavor that contrasts with modern details such as a junk pile containing a pair of fuzzy dice and a broken television set. The stormy friendship between Little Rabbit and Molly Mouse is both amusing and realistic. The universal appeal of tales about running away and the high-quality art make this a solid addition to picture-book collections.–Suzanne Myers Harold, Multnomah County Library System, Portland, OR
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PreS-K. In this natural counterpoint to Margaret Wise Brown's classic The Runaway Bunny (1964), Horse acknowledges both the impotent fury children can experience as well as their competence in getting along (at least for a time) before Mom comes to the rescue. Little Rabbit, the same blue-suited bunny previously seen in Little Rabbit Lost (2002) and Little Rabbit Goes to School (2004), hates being told what to do, so he sets out on his own to "build a house and stay there forever." He crosses paths with Molly Mouse, who wants to help. Children will love the cozy cottage the pair constructs from junkyard scraps and recognize their own social conflicts in the dispute that ends with Little Rabbit proclaiming Molly a "bossyboots!" Though the plot wanders hither and thither before the respective rodent mothers arrive to collect their wandering offspring, there is clear child appeal in Horse's delicate line-and-watercolor images of irresistible Rabbit and his scaled-down world. Jennifer Mattson
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Edition details

• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561453439
• ISBN 13: 9781561453436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32