( 6 reviews )
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Posted: Apr 6 2008
I got my copy of this book right before it was put on the "banned book" list while I was in college and taking Children's Literature. I've loved the book and so have both of my daughters. I recently purchased it for my two year old granddaughter, and she loves it as much as both of my daughters and I. It has a sweet story and the pictures are amazing. Garth Williams puts so much expression on the rabbits' faces that you can't help but empathize with them. You can't go wrong with this book.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 19 2007
I remember as a child loving this book because it must have had all the right ingredients: a little sorrow, joy, love and beautiful illustrations that took me into a wonderful world of imagination. That would have been in the early 70s - in the UK. Looking back I understand why this book came into my life - I was a biracial child. My mother is white Scottish and my father black Caribbean. On some level, it brought clarity and understanding to what my parents must have had to experience in their own travels and after their own rabbits' wedding. With the subtext or without it, it's a lovely book and I'm so happy to see it's still in print.
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( 0 of 6 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 8 2006
THIS REALLY IS A SWEET STORY, BUT THE PICTURES ALMOST ALL SEEM THE SAME. WOULD BE A GOOD BEDTIME STORY, BUT NOT SOMETHING I'D WANT TO READ MORE THAN TWICE.
