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The Spring Rabbit
The Spring Rabbit

The Spring Rabbit

By Joyce Dunbar, Illustrated by Susan Varley

JUVENILE FICTION

Formats: Paperback Picture Book

Paperback Picture Book, (CA $18.99) (US $13.99)

Publication Date: February 2015

ISBN 9781783440788

Rights: US & CA

Andersen Press (Feb 2015)

Available from local and national retailers throughout the US.
 

Overview

The tender story of Smudge and his dream to have a brother or sister will appeal to any child awaiting the birth of a new sibling

Smudge is the only rabbit in the woods without a brother or sister. His mother tells him to wait for spring, but that is a long way off. In autumn, Smudge builds a leaf-and-twig brother, but he blows away. He builds a snow sister in the winter, but she melts. Will Smudge's wish for a sibling ever come true? This touching tale of the arrival of a new baby is perfectly complemented by gentle illustrations.

Reviews

"The prose is tender, and the illustrations are wondrous depictions of gentle woodland life and domestic burrows. Cross the style of William Steig with that of E. H. Shepard, and you'll have a feel for these precise, sweet drawings. Even in a market crowded with bunny books, this one will be successful."  —Booklist

Author Biography

Joyce Dunbar has written more than 80 children's books, including the bestselling Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep and Tell Me What It's Like to Be Big. Susan Varley is the illustrator of The Vole Who Would Be King and Why Is the Sky Blue?