The Rabbit Story

by Alvin Tresselt, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)

Beautiful children's nature book from the 1950's.

Genres: Picture Books

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Alvin Tresselt (1916-2000) was born in New Jersey. He was an editor for Humpty Dumpty magazine and an executive editor for Parent’s Magazine Press before becoming an instructor and the Dean of Faculty for the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut. He wrote over thirty children’s books, selling over a million copies. Although White Snow, Bright Snow won the Caldecott Medal in 1948, his best-known book is a retelling of the Ukranian folk tale The Mitten. Tresselt was a pioneer in children’s writing, well known for his poetic prose style. He created the “mood” picture book, in which the setting and description for a story was even more important than the characters and plot.
Memoria Press First Grade Enrichment Guide

Reviews

[Hannah Smith-Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This tells the story of the life of a rabbit. How they are born, where they are born, and even what they need to learn to be safe. The mother rabbit teaches them all they need to know in order to be safe. The little rabbit ate lettuce and was caught in a trap and becomes a pet. Even though the little boy cares for the rabbit, she escapes and returns to her brothers and sisters! This is a cute story, but I can't see a lesson being shaped around it. It would be a good read alone book because it is rather lengthy.

[Lisbeth Solberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this was my sister's book; our daddy read it to both of us. I remember the cloth cover being a dull pink, though I might be mistaken. The illustrations were in sepia tones.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read the version illustrated by Carolyn Ewing.