Little Rabbit Runaway

Little Rabbit

by Harry Horse

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.

Genres: Picture Books, Rabbits, Childrens, Family, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Harry Horse wrote and illustrated many books for children, including the popular Little Rabbit picture books and the novels The Last Polar Bears, The Last Castaways, The Last Cowboys, and The Last Gold Diggers. He was also a political cartoonist for several national newspapers in the United Kingdom.

Reviews

[Чі · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow that is not bad.

[A_Chirping_Aquarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very short bed time story fills your heart with pride and close to your home ! Loved reading it just before drifting off to sleep!

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely detailed watercolors illustrate this clever, charming book. Readers will love seeing the details of the hideaway Little Rabbit salvages from the junkyard and will laugh at his very real relationship with Molly Mouse.

CIP:
Little Rabbit gets scolded so often he decides to run away and build his very own home.

"Horse's expressive, detailed illustrations set this title apart from the general rank of stories about rabbits and runaways."School Library Journal

"there is clear child appeal in Horse's delicate line-and-watercolor images of irresistible Rabbit and his scaled-down world." BookList

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this one would be easy for a preschooler to understand. Little Rabbit is tired of being told what to do, so he runs away. In making and living in his own makeshift house, he realizes he prefers the way his mom does things to Molly Mouse and is very glad to be found and go home.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this book's illustrations--they are so cute! The story had promise, but a couple of times it was a little odd. I enjoyed it, but I don't think I could work it into a storytime--too young for school-age and perhaps a bit too long or over-the-head for preschool. A lap-read would work.

[Puja Patel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a rabbit who runs away from home so no one can tell him what to do. He soon realizes that there is no place like home! This book can be used so show the importance of family and love.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw this book at a conference and fell in love with the little rabbit. His expressions are precious. And the story itself, while overall not particularly unique, is still sweet with plenty of unique moments.

[Babette Reeves]

Some books are so spot on with how children feel and what their world is like. The Little Rabbit books belong in that special group.

Recommended ages: 3-7

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

32 months- We have yet to find a little rabbit book we didn't like. Always well illustrated with a cute story and something to be learned.

[Jillybean · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the Little Rabbit book are really cute!