Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck

The Kids of the Polk Street School #15

by Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims (Illustrator)

It's springtime and it's almost Richard "Beast" Best's birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But what will she do when she finds out that Beast has squashed her egg-carton jewelry box?



Meanwhile, Beast has a bigger problem. He and his best friend, Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they started to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage. How will Beast and Matthew get the thing back together before Thursday's assembly?

Genres: 2nd Grade, Childrens

80 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 1991

About the author

Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

Reviews

[Ari]

The book starts out during the spring, it is almost Richard "Beast's" Birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But she finds out Beast squashed her egg-carton jewelry box. Beast has a bigger problem though. He and his best friend Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they start to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage.

[Marcus Gulley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meanwhile, Beast has a bigger problem. He and his best friend, Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they started to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage.

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's springtime and it's almost Richard "Beast" Best's birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But what will she do when she finds out that Beast has squashed her egg-carton jewelry box?

[koza]

A fun summer-reading prize from back in the day that still makes it hard for me to spell/pronounce "amok."

[WSL Library]

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