Customer Reviews

Huge Harold

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Even at 21, Bill Peet is my favorite author. I truely wish he was more popular so that his books would be more available. Move over Good Night Moon for this adorable rabbit and the goodness of just one man.

I am a 41 year old mother of three - when I was a child my mother used to read this book to me MANY times a day. It was by far my all time favorite. My mother passed away not quite a year ago and I thought I would surely find the book when we went through her house - it was nowhere to be found. She probably destroyed it because I'm certain she was very sick of reading it time after time (just kidding). I am purchasing this classic so I can share it with my children. I am sure they will grow to love it just as much as I did! Huge Harold is one of the greatest children's books out there - it is very easy reading and very easy to listen to. The illustrations are wonderful. A double thumbs up to Bill Peet!

My brother received this book as a gift in 1961. We all loved it right from the start. It rhymes, and the story has a sweet message for kids. Most of all, the illustrations are wonderful!

My grandmother bought me a signed copy of Huge Harold about 23years ago. I unfortunately lost that copy but have been looking for acopy for my children. Bill Peet is a wonderful author.

this is a sweet and funny book for kids that emphasizes the principle all rabbits know so well: do not judge, and permit everyone to live the way they want. neat drawings too.

Bill Peet is a fabulous writer. His rhyming technique makes his books easy to read. Huge Harold is my favorite book of Bill Peets by far.... You'll fall in love with Huge Harold. I did. In most of his books you start out feeling sorry for main character, but they all end up on top in the end. It really give you a good feeling inside. There are good morals to his stories, and I enjoy reading every one of them over and over again.

Bill Peet explores diversity in this cute story of a rabit who, because he is differnt, is hunted down by ignorant farmers until someone accepts him for what he truly is. Rejection and acceptance are a common theme in Peet, perhaps mirroring his own strugges with sexual identity. Although the youthful rabit is able to find a male "mentor" to help him come out of hiding and face his true self, the chessy, sentimental ending makes me wonder about all the other "rabits" who never quite found themselves, but rather were extinguished by ignorance and prejudice. Why doesn't Peet write about them?