Customer Reviews

Little Rabbit Runaway

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"I'm Little Rabbit Runaway and nobody can tell me what to do!" Well, perhaps that's the start of his problems. Little Rabbit is tired of being told what to do by his parents, and so he back a few belongings and sets off into the world. He meets Molly Mouse, who has also runaway, and together they learn that running away is not the answer to your problems.

Well, I must say that this is a very cute book. My six-year-old and I both liked the story, and we especially liked the extra humor that the creator threw in. We liked that Little Rabbit's rabbit pajamas, and some of the faces he made (especially when he was angry). Yeah, we really enjoyed this book, and we highly recommend it!

We were truly saddened to learn of Harry Horse's death earlier this year; his books, especially the Little Rabbit series, have brightened our household's nighttime reading sessions enormously these past three years. All the Little Rabbit books are wonderful, but to us _Little Rabbit Runaway_ stands alongside _Little Rabbit Goes to School_ as the best. We've returned to these over and over, in large part I think because Little Rabbit's character is so endearingly representative of most children -- by turns mischievous, petulant, but ultimately generous and lovable. There are morals to these tales, to be sure, but never to the point where they diminish children's sense of fun and adventure. Horse had a unique gift in this regard; our household will continue to treasure his memory by returning to his works in the months and years to come.

As always, Little Rabbit is completely endearing. Stretching his independence, but under Mama's watchful eye, Little Rabbit strikes out on his own and moves in with his friend Molly Mouse. A return to living by Mama's side is to be expected and it's not the most original plot, but every page's illustrations can be poured over as you notice all of the precious details.

We were truly saddened to learn of Harry Horse's death earlier this year; his books, especially the Little Rabbit series, have brightened our household's nighttime reading sessions enormously these past three years. All the Little Rabbit books are wonderful, but to us _Little Rabbit Runaway_ stands alongside _Little Rabbit Goes to School_ as the best. We've returned to these over and over, in large part I think because Little Rabbit's character is so endearingly representative of most children -- by turns mischievous, petulant, but ultimately generous and lovable. There are morals to these tales, to be sure, but never to the point where they diminish children's sense of fun and adventure. Horse had a unique gift in this regard, and these books will remain in our girls' reading rotation in the months and years to come.

My daughter (almost 4) adores the Little Rabbit books. The other titles by Harry Horse are more appropriate for very young children. I personally don't like introducing the concept of "running away from home" and "living with another run-away rabbit" to my young daughter. We read it once, and she asked me "why would anyone run away from home?" Perhaps we just aren't ready for it. We are highly educated and love fun books though.........try Skippyjon Jones!