The Little Blue Rabbit - Hardcover

McAllister, Angela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582348340 ISBN 13: 9781582348346

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2003

Synopsis

This extraordinarily beautiful bedtime book, a gentle twist on the classic lost-toy story, features an irresistible plush rabbit. Blue Rabbit is loved by his Boy, and everything seems fine until one night Boy doesn't come to his bed where Blue Rabbit sleeps with him every night. The other stuffed animals help Blue Rabbit search the house, but they find only a photograph:no sign of the boy at all. Finally, nearly inconsolable, Blue Rabbit hides away in the bed to cry. Then suddenly an eye peeks under the covers and it is Boy! Since he is browner and his clothes have shrunk, Blue Rabbit assumes that "he must have been left out in the garden in the rain." Of course, he has been away on a summer vacation, and though he seems a bit different, when they hug each other tight, Blue Rabbit knows his Boy hasn't really changed at all,"for he was still soft and warm and stuffed with love."

About this title

About the Author

Angela McAllister is the author of many children's books, including The Babies of Cockle Bay and Barkus, Sly and the Golden Egg, which received a starred review from School Library Journal. She lives in England.

Jason Cockcroft is a highly talented illustrator. He won the first ever Blue Peter Award in 2000 for A Pilgrim's Progress. He is also the illustrator of Billywise and Daddy's Lullaby. He lives in West Yorkshire, England.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-This gentle story presents a clever twist on Margery Williams's The Velveteen Rabbit (Doubleday, 1958). Blue Rabbit, a plush toy, is very much loved by his Boy and feels safe and content sleeping with him each night. Then, one evening, the child does not come to bed. Sure that his friend is lost, Blue Rabbit elicits the help of the other stuffed animals to look for him. They search the house and find only a photograph of the youngster on the mantel. The toys suggest that perhaps Boy has gone to "the place where all lost things go" and that Blue Rabbit should just forget him. Dejected, the rabbit burrows under the covers to have a good cry when Boy suddenly appears. Even though the youngster had "turned a rusty brown color," he is still the same: "soft and warm and stuffed with love." The realistic illustrations have a soft glow and the muted hues are just right for the mood of the story. Blue Rabbit has an irresistible smile and his facial expressions clearly show the range of emotions that he experiences. The quiet text sets the tone for this tender tale that is sure to be a bedtime favorite.
Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN
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Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1582348340
• ISBN 13: 9781582348346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Cockcroft Jason