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The Beagle and the Hare
Sullivan County has a beyond thriving rabbit population. The Hobbs family farm, White House purveyor since 1897, is patrolled by fifteen and seven eights inch beagle, the seventh generation of its line. The beagle, born with a cannon ball thick scull, and teeth he honed on deer bones, is a canine assassin, who makes friends with his sworn enemy, a Flemish hare, a scholarly rabbit, tailored by nature in the worse fitting fur imaginable.
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116 pages, Paperback
Published November 29, 2019
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June 4, 2020
When I was a kid, my favourite film was The Fox and Hound and my favourite book was Watership Down, so how could I not read 'The Beagle and the Hare' by Kevin Moccia - a perfect blend of the two. Unsurprisingly, I absolutely loved the story of the friendship between the two animals that should be natural enemies - hunter and prey. But, instead, they find common ground and learn from another. It really is a story about finding your own path, embracing differences, and friendship.
I can't wait to read this one to my 5-year-old niece over video chat over the coming week. She loves animals as much as I do and I'm sure she is going to fall in love with 'The Beagle and the Hare', just like I did.
I can't wait to read this one to my 5-year-old niece over video chat over the coming week. She loves animals as much as I do and I'm sure she is going to fall in love with 'The Beagle and the Hare', just like I did.
May 11, 2020
A great tale from Kevin Moccia showing that you can always learn new things and change ideals and values that have been embedded from birth. Told through the friendship and connection between two natural enemies this book highlights how important it is to grow and challenge your beliefs throughout life.
June 9, 2020
The Beagle and The Hare was so much more than I expected. From the beginning I was enraptured by the language used and the theme's that came up throughout the book. The author makes many thought provoking statements and continues to surprise all the way through. A great message about life and culture but probably a little advanced for children like some reviews suggest. As an adult I really enjoyed the new prospective of an age old tale.
June 5, 2020
This is a really interesting book written in a rather unique style. It reminds me of Watership Down with the animal theme touching on mature subject matters. It's a very philosophical book that will make you stop and reflect quite often. I loved a lot of the points made in the book and would recommend to anyone that enjoys narratives that can take them by surprise and it will certainly leave you in wonder and amusement.
June 16, 2020
I finished The Beagle and The Hare a few weeks ago and felt that it really deserved to be reviewed. The writing style is so poetic and philosophical it gripped me from the beginning. A fantastical world perfectly described and developed. I loved that the natural instincts of predator and prey were used to give such an important message that any human being can take away and apply to their own lives. A really unique author with unimaginable talent.
July 11, 2020
This book is like soup for the soul; for starters, the writing is pretty amazing, I connected with the story form the very beginning. The story is most about how taking the time to listen to others and actually listening to what they are saying is all that can makes us change the way we see things, and in this case, Striker is changing from a killer to a protector, it totally makes you remember the beautiful movie The Fox and the Hound; one of all times favorite.
Friendship and loyalty play a pretty important part in the plot; understanding and being able to identify when we need to change, I loved this book, easy to read and pretty good for all ages too.
Friendship and loyalty play a pretty important part in the plot; understanding and being able to identify when we need to change, I loved this book, easy to read and pretty good for all ages too.
July 13, 2020
[English review + Reseña en español]
The Beagle and The Hare by Kevin Moccia
iUniverse. 2019
116 pages.
Genre / Thematic: Fable
Striker the Beagle is a tough head and a killer with a very good fang, literally: his skull is much thicker than that of an average Beagle and he has sharpened his teeth with deer bones, as he grew up with the firm conviction that he was born to exterminate hares. With a foolproof patented stun-and-kill technique that renders the hares dead in no time, Striker makes his way headlong, proudly determined to keep the Hobbs Farm cornfields free of hares… until the local hare board, led by Barrister Homes, the Felmish Giant, decides to stop the massacre.
This short story, written in the form of a fable and with a musical narrative that could well be developed on the stage of a theater, teaches the value of listening, to put yourself in the other's shoes before making judgments, to never put yourself above the others just because you own a title and to understand that we are all equal and that all of us have a history even though our name is not known beyond the limits of our home.
I think that this story, which in a first reading would seem to be directed exclusively at children, is an intelligent and positive critique to some of the errors that we adults insist on inheriting to the youngest, despite the fact that we know how much and how many lives they have damaged before. The themes of this story are very punctual timeless reminders and have great social value. Obviously, the problem here personified by farm animals (I don't know why I can't get this other author out of my head, but Or-well!), can be extrapolated to human events and translated to characters with thinner fur and greater legal responsibility. This book is decidedly didactic, but at the same time, an adventure that more than one will find pleasant to read.
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The Beagle and The Hare por Kevin Moccia
iUniverse. 2019
116 páginas.
Género / Temática: Fábula
Striker el Beagle es un cabeza dura y un asesino con muy buen colmillo, literalmente: su cráneo es mucho más grueso que el de un Beagle promedio y ha afilado su dentadura con huesos de venado, pues creció con la firme convicción de que nació para exterminar liebres. Con una infalible técnica patentada para aturdir y matar en un santiamén, Striker se abre paso a punta de cabezazos, orgullosamente determinado a mantener los maizales de la Granja Hobbs libres de liebres… hasta que la junta local de liebres, encabezada por Barrister Homes, el Gigante de Flandes, decide ponerle un alto a la masacre.
Esta historia corta, escrita a modo de fábula y con una narrativa musical que bien podría desarrollarse en el tablado de un teatro, enseña el valor de la escucha, a ponerse en los zapatos del otro antes de emitir juicios, a nunca ponerse por encima de los demás porque se cuenta con un título y a entender que todos valemos igual y tenemos una historia aunque nuestro nombre no se conozca más allá de nuestro hogar.
Creo que esta historia, que en una primera lectura parecería estar dirigida exclusivamente a los niños, es una crítica inteligente y positiva a algunos de los errores que los adultos insistimos en heredar a los más jóvenes, a pesar de que sabemos cuánto y a cuántos han dañado. Los temas de esta historia son recordatorios atemporales muy puntuales y tienen un gran valor social. Obviamente, el problema aquí personificado por animales de granja (no sé por qué no logro sacarme al tal Orwell de la cabeza), puede extrapolarse al acontecer humano y traducirse a personajes de pelambre más delgado y mayor responsabilidad jurídica. Este libro es decididamente didáctico, pero a la vez, una aventura que a más de uno le resultará agradable de leer.
The Beagle and The Hare by Kevin Moccia
iUniverse. 2019
116 pages.
Genre / Thematic: Fable
Striker the Beagle is a tough head and a killer with a very good fang, literally: his skull is much thicker than that of an average Beagle and he has sharpened his teeth with deer bones, as he grew up with the firm conviction that he was born to exterminate hares. With a foolproof patented stun-and-kill technique that renders the hares dead in no time, Striker makes his way headlong, proudly determined to keep the Hobbs Farm cornfields free of hares… until the local hare board, led by Barrister Homes, the Felmish Giant, decides to stop the massacre.
This short story, written in the form of a fable and with a musical narrative that could well be developed on the stage of a theater, teaches the value of listening, to put yourself in the other's shoes before making judgments, to never put yourself above the others just because you own a title and to understand that we are all equal and that all of us have a history even though our name is not known beyond the limits of our home.
I think that this story, which in a first reading would seem to be directed exclusively at children, is an intelligent and positive critique to some of the errors that we adults insist on inheriting to the youngest, despite the fact that we know how much and how many lives they have damaged before. The themes of this story are very punctual timeless reminders and have great social value. Obviously, the problem here personified by farm animals (I don't know why I can't get this other author out of my head, but Or-well!), can be extrapolated to human events and translated to characters with thinner fur and greater legal responsibility. This book is decidedly didactic, but at the same time, an adventure that more than one will find pleasant to read.
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The Beagle and The Hare por Kevin Moccia
iUniverse. 2019
116 páginas.
Género / Temática: Fábula
Striker el Beagle es un cabeza dura y un asesino con muy buen colmillo, literalmente: su cráneo es mucho más grueso que el de un Beagle promedio y ha afilado su dentadura con huesos de venado, pues creció con la firme convicción de que nació para exterminar liebres. Con una infalible técnica patentada para aturdir y matar en un santiamén, Striker se abre paso a punta de cabezazos, orgullosamente determinado a mantener los maizales de la Granja Hobbs libres de liebres… hasta que la junta local de liebres, encabezada por Barrister Homes, el Gigante de Flandes, decide ponerle un alto a la masacre.
Esta historia corta, escrita a modo de fábula y con una narrativa musical que bien podría desarrollarse en el tablado de un teatro, enseña el valor de la escucha, a ponerse en los zapatos del otro antes de emitir juicios, a nunca ponerse por encima de los demás porque se cuenta con un título y a entender que todos valemos igual y tenemos una historia aunque nuestro nombre no se conozca más allá de nuestro hogar.
Creo que esta historia, que en una primera lectura parecería estar dirigida exclusivamente a los niños, es una crítica inteligente y positiva a algunos de los errores que los adultos insistimos en heredar a los más jóvenes, a pesar de que sabemos cuánto y a cuántos han dañado. Los temas de esta historia son recordatorios atemporales muy puntuales y tienen un gran valor social. Obviamente, el problema aquí personificado por animales de granja (no sé por qué no logro sacarme al tal Orwell de la cabeza), puede extrapolarse al acontecer humano y traducirse a personajes de pelambre más delgado y mayor responsabilidad jurídica. Este libro es decididamente didáctico, pero a la vez, una aventura que a más de uno le resultará agradable de leer.
June 8, 2020
This book is geared towards children, to help them understand the sanctity of life, and how things can be changed if we listen to each other. The story begins with Striker, a dog, killing rabbits. The rabbits capture Striker and put him on trial. Striker escapes, but has an awakening, and from that day on, he scatters the rabbits off the land vs. killing them.
Through his friendship with the rabbits, Striker gains an understanding of the sanctity of life, and saves one of his rabbit friends from a wolf. When Striker needs help finding one of his pups, his friends come to his rescue.
I think this tale is a bit graphic for young children, but could be suitable for middle school students. I think the writing would need to be a bit more simplistic for younger children.
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Through his friendship with the rabbits, Striker gains an understanding of the sanctity of life, and saves one of his rabbit friends from a wolf. When Striker needs help finding one of his pups, his friends come to his rescue.
I think this tale is a bit graphic for young children, but could be suitable for middle school students. I think the writing would need to be a bit more simplistic for younger children.
#TheBeagleandtheHare #KevinMoccia
July 7, 2020
I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for a review.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I accepted this book to review. As a child, I LOVED The Fox and the Hound and this story brought back those loving vibes. I thought the friendship that formed between the Beagle and the Hare was one we could all learn something from. They learned to accept one another for their differences, rather than act on instinct to be a hunter and prey.
The writing and plot were both well planned and executed. I think this is a great story for all ages.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I accepted this book to review. As a child, I LOVED The Fox and the Hound and this story brought back those loving vibes. I thought the friendship that formed between the Beagle and the Hare was one we could all learn something from. They learned to accept one another for their differences, rather than act on instinct to be a hunter and prey.
The writing and plot were both well planned and executed. I think this is a great story for all ages.
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