Brer Rabbit Again

Brer Rabbit

by Enid Blyton, Rene Cloke (Illustrator)

Contains 38 short stories.
# Brer Rabbit and the Glue
# Brer Rabbit Plays a Trick!
# Brer Wolf Gets a Surprise
# Brer Bear's Bad Memory
# Brer Rabbit is So Cunning
# Brer Fox's Carrots
# Brer Wolf Gets Into More Trouble
# Brer Rabbit and the Swing
# Brer Rabbit and the Snake
# Brer Rabbit's Sausages
# Brer Rabbit and Wattle Weasel
# Brer Rabbit Saves Miss Goose
# You Can't Trick Brer Rabbit
# Willy-Waggle-Ears
# Brer Fox's New Boots
# Brer Bear's Party
# Brer Rabbit Feels Mighty Skittish
# Brer Rabbit is a Giant
# Brer Fox's Cabbages
# Poor Old Brer Bear
# Brer Fox and the Pimmerly Plum
# Brer Rabbit is Very Kind
# Brer Bear's Honey-Pots
# Brer Fox is Too Smart
# Brer Rabbit is So Clever
# Brer Rabbit and the Pies
# Brer Rabbit and the Tongs
# Brer Fox Sells His Family
# Brer Bear's Turnips
# Brer Wolf's Supper
# Brer Rabbit's Meat
# Brer Rabbit Has An Idea
# Brer Rabbit's Honey
# Brer Rabbit's Bone
# Brer Rabbit and the Bellows
# Brer Rabbit's Bag
# Brer Rabbit Ties Up Mr. Lion
# Brer Rabbit and the Big Wind

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Short Stories, Humor, Animals

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

See also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)

Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.

Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.

Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.

According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

See also her pen name Mary Pollock

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third in this series of Enid Blyton's re-tellings of the old Br'er Rabbit folk tales and I think that, after listening to them all back-to-back, I may have gone a bit peculiar...

These stories are charming, funny and are wonderfully read by British stand-up comedian and panel-show regular Alan Davies. The stories are all between five and nine minutes long and would probably entertain young children... maybe on a long drive or something.

I'm now going to read something written for adults... probably a horror novel, just to get all these darned cutesy talking animals out of my head before they drive me insane... Wubble...

[Veronica ⭐️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so glad I pulled this down from my shelves after many, many years. I remember as a child thinking how funny and tricky Brer Rabbit was. You would think a fox would be wily and cunning but Brer Rabbit outwits him every time and he can't quite figure out how.

"There is a trick somewhere!" thought Brer Wolf to himself.
"Brer Bear knew there was a trick somewhere. But what it was he could NOT think."

The animals fight, steal and plot against each other and Brer Rabbit always comes out laughing in these wits against brawn tales.
Anthropomorphism has always been and will continue to be a part of children's literature. Using animals to act out real life situations can be less confrontational for children.

[Nigel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mildly amusing book of short stories featuring the rascally Brer Rabbit outsmarting Brer Fox, Brer Wolf and Brer Bear. Read aloud to kids, who liked it.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

You just don't know how much I loved this book! My testimonial is that I remembered the title and the stories, a decade later! I have always been a fan of Blyton's. But its hard to remember which of her books I have read!

I remember old bear and his knot tying, and the naughty naughty rabbit and his tricks!

Yummilicious read that I am going to revisit soon again.

[Sunshine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh-h-h Brer Rabbit; what a sadistic little B....
...er...b..bunny you are!

[Jennie Rigg · Rating 3 out of 5]

So the brain weasels have not been kind today and I decided to pick up a book I've probably not read in thirty years.

On one level this book is a lot of fun, and when I was a kid I loved it, but on other levels... My God, every creature in it is a sociopath, except maybe Miss Goose and Brer Terrapin. They are all forever stealing each other's stuff and tricking each other and fighting. Not one of them is a good guy. Brer Fox even sells his family for some corn, and kicks his wife when she goes to complain. Actually the domestic arrangements of ALL the creatures except Cousin Wildcat and maybe Mrs Bear don't stand up to modern scrutiny.

The illustrations in it are gloriously old-fashioned - the one of Brer Wolf in his bandages feeling sorry for himself is my favourite - but I think the thing that intrigued me most was the list on the back of the book of Other Books In This Series. One of them was called Mr Pink Whistle Interferes. The mind boggles.

[Deeze · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many wonderful memories of this cheeky but smart rabbit.

Having kids is a great excuse to re read these childhood classics lol.

[Parhelion · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have given this a low review NOT because it wasn't well written, and the stories weren't engaging, but because it felt hugely inappropriate to be reading stories about a mischievous rabbit foiling his enemies that are a part of the African American tradition of the southern United States written by a woman who is white and English. Not only is she retelling stories (or perhaps inventing new stories, to give her some credit) that are not a part of her actual heritage, but she uses phrases and words in her writing (such as "mighty" as in "Brer Rabbit had a mighty fine bag of carrots he stole from Brer Fox" for a made up example) that mimic how an African American from the deep south might tell the story. It's really jarring and yes, this was written back in the '40s when people were less sensitive to these things, but it makes it hard to read without feeling angry. Enid Blyton was a white woman from the UK. What the hell was she doing telling African American stories in an African American "voice"?

[Ari (Head in a Book) · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 400th book for 2021!
I have been lucky enough to go to Disney World twice and have ridden splash mountain tons of times, knowing that these characters appear here interested me enough to pick it up.
The tales are short, whimsical and mildly amusing. Brer Rabbit always comes out laughing but when you think about it, they are all kind of mean!
The illustrations were wonderful.

[Brit McCarthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reckon you can't blame Brer Rabbit for half the things he does, when you consider that at least three other characters in this book are actively trying to eat him.

[Gail Danks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Series of great little stories to read again as I read in my childhood

[Mariam]

I remember the whip-smart protagonist making these stories a delight to read. And here is where I first heard of a steeple.

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[yiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's been so long since i last read fables like this. brer rabbit is so clever & cunning. i also love the classic illustration!!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the 3 books in this series many times as a child.

Looking at it now I realise what an unpleasant creature Brer Rabbit is; no integrity whatsoever, he will pull a fast one on friends and enemies alike, anything to get the result he wants and have a cheap laugh.
Probably a psycho-sociopath. Needs some serious therapy.

[Gavin Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second volume of Brer Rabbit stories as retold by Enid Blyton and it is every bit as enjoyable as the first volume. Again, all the stories centre around Brer Rabbit (and occasionally Brer Terrapin) using brain to defeat Brawn. There are some very gullible characters in this book and cunning and sly Brer Rabbit always gets away with it in the end! He is so sneaky and intelligent!

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

1st year juniors school prize and I still have it.....thanks Dad. Perhaps the first book I remember reading, although I'm sure there were others. Mind you I was pretty devoted to Sparky and the Victor comics....so maybe not.

[Joanne Martinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was given to me by my mom when I was in grade 6. I immediately had fallen in love with story of brer rabbit and his mischievous adventure. He always outwits Brer Bear and Brer Wolf! Ah, such a smart rabbit!

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

So lovely! Enid Blyton is such a hero!

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the most confusing things when I was a child, was trying to understand why Brer Rabbit featured in both The Song of the South AND Enid Blyton stories! Was he English or American?? Argh!

[Rei Esponilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved all Brer Rabbit books. I'd love it even more if I have the complete collection! Good read as a child, but I think I'd still enjoy this as an adult. :)

[R.L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such lovely illustrations for a great story book to read aloud for small children. The stories are morality tales much like Aesop's fables or the Just-so stories by Rudyard Kipling