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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Sandpiper Books) Paperback – Picture Book, April 3, 1974
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With twenty-one baby bunnies to look after, mother bunny Cottontail abandons her dream of becoming an Easter Bunny. But when Grandfather Bunny spies her perfectly behaved brood, he’s so impressed that he makes Cottontail the most important Easter Bunny of all! Originally published in 1939, Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes celebrates the timeless values of equality, hard work, and patient ambition.
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Dimensions8.25 x 0.25 x 10.25 inches
- PublisherClarion Books
- Publication dateApril 3, 1974
- ISBN-100395185572
- ISBN-13978-0395185575
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"It is difficult to believe that this very modern feminist tale was originally written in 1939. A gem of a fantasy in which kindness and cleverness win out over size and brawn."--Learning Magazine —
About the Author
Du Bose Heyward (1885-1940) was the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed novel Porgy, which was the basis for Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Marjorie Flack (1897-1958) was an author and illustrator of many children's books, including The Story About Ping and The Boats on the River, which received a Caldecott Honor in 1947.
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- Publisher : Clarion Books; 53rd Printing edition (April 3, 1974)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0395185572
- ISBN-13 : 978-0395185575
- Reading age : 3 - 6 years, from customers
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 5.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.25 x 0.25 x 10.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #33,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #78 in Children's Rabbit Books (Books)
- #89 in Children's Easter Books (Books)
- #355 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
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As the story opens, the big white bunnies who live in fancy houses and the long-legged Jack Rabbits laugh at the little brown country bunny who thinks she can be an Easter bunny. Time passes, and the little brown bunny gets married and soon has 21 baby bunnies to care for. When the baby bunnies are old enough to assume some responsibility, the little brown bunny teaches each of them to do a specific chore. Two clean the house, two cook meals, two wash dishes, two do laundry, two tend the garden, and so on until they all have a job.
Then one day the kind old grandfather bunny sends out the word that he must select a new Easter bunny, and all the bunnies gather at the Palace of Easter Eggs to vie for the position or to watch the competition. When the little brown bunny has her chance to speak, she tells grandfather bunny how her children are so well trained they do most of the housework. He says she must be wise to have taught them so well and kind because they are so happy, but it’s too bad she never had time to run and grow swift. At that, she whispers to her children, and all of them race away in different directions. She dashes after them and in no time has them all lined up back in front of the Palace. Grandfather bunny recognizes her many talents and makes her his fifth Easter bunny. But as an Easter bunny, she still has one more challenge to fulfill.
Such a powerful feminist story would seem to have been written recently, perhaps in the 1970s or in the decades since. No, The Country Bunny was originally written in 1939. To me, the book is a reminder that ideals of female equality, racial equality, and class equality are not new, but the battle to make them a reality is never-ending. I thought about that challenge when I wrote my novel Surface and Shadow (coming from Pen-L Publishing in 2016). The novel explores oppression of women and others in the 1970s, but its themes are just as relevant today.
Our best hope for the future is to teach our children not to judge people by characteristics such as gender, race, economic circumstances, or sexual orientation. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes can help us do that.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
Please check your copies before you send to anyone else. Can you send me a good copy to get here by TUesday. march 19.
Katharine Curtiss
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Although some readers might object to the gender roles as being too stereotyped, they should not let that prevent them from the underlying message that endures through the ages.
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