Little Rabbit Runaway
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Following on from the huge success of Little Rabbit Lost and Little Rabbit Goes to School, a fantastic and beautiful new story all about running away. Little Rabbit is fed up with being told off and decides he'd be better off living on his own. So he runs away from Mama and Papa and starts building his own house under a hedge (at the bottom of the garden). Before too long another little runaway, Molly Mouse, appears and they decide that two runaways are better than one. But soon after building their lovely new home, Little Rabbit quickly discovers Molly Mouse is a bit of a bossy boots and keeps telling him off - just like Mama and Papa. Then Molly Mouse terrifies him with a scary bedtime story and all Little Rabbit wants is to be tucked up safe and warm in his real home. Luckily, Mama and Papa know exactly where to find him and come - along with Molly Mouse's mama - to take him home.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
He's still wearing his baby-blue bunny suit, but the preternaturally perky star of Little Rabbit Lost and Little Rabbit Goes to School is now a little older and more defiant. In this newest installment, Horse once again demonstrates his intuitive understanding of preschoolers' minds and moods. After a scolding, Little Rabbit runs away from home declaring, "I'm Little Rabbit Runaway. Nobody can tell me what to do!" He meets a kindred spirit in Molly Mouse, and together they build a ramshackle house from junkyard findings. But when Molly turns into a "bossyboots," Little Rabbit runs off, only to return when a scary thunderstorm looms. As in the previous books, his mother comes to the rescue ("Little Rabbit had liked living in his own house, but he was very happy to see Mama"), reassuring young readers who admire Little Rabbit's independence but, like him, want to go home. Horse's ink-lined watercolors brim with imaginative details, especially the shack, which is furnished Borrowers-style (dice for chairs, a book as a table). With a few strokes of his pen, Horse also gives Little Rabbit more big-kid expressions, from anger to fear to pure joy. Is Little Rabbit growing up? Perhaps. His young fans will have to wait for the next book in this delightful series to find out. Ages 2-6.
