Synopses & Reviews
One morning a mother mixes up some dough and cuts out a gingerbread rabbit to surprise her little daughter. But when the mother puts him in to bake,
she gets the surprise of her life. The rabbit jumps to the floor, runs to the door, and disappears into the forest!
Fleeing through the forest with the mother close behind, the innocent rabbit gets some surprises of his own. The worst surprise is a "friendly" red animal who says he's a rabbit, too, though he looks just like a fox. The best surprise is a big brown rabbit and a silvery gray one, who live in a cozy cave full of carrots and lettuce -- where they happen to have an extra little bed.
Yes, all's well that ends well. The gingerbread rabbit finds himself a happy home, and the mother finds an even better way to surprise her daughter.
Synopsis
One morning a mother mixes up some dough and cuts out a gingerbread rabbit to surprise her little daughter. But when the mother puts him in to bake, she gets the surprise of her life. The rabbit jumps to the floor, runs to the door, and disappears into the forest! The beloved story of the gingerbread rabbit who finds himself a happy home is beautifully told with the poetic words of Newbery Honor Medalist Randall Jarrell and the classic black-and-white illustrations of the incomparable Garth Williams. As always, Jarrell s prose is straightforward, the tone is right, the learning informs subtly, the sensibility is in control. In short, the tale is in perfect taste. New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) received the National Book Award for his book of poems
The Woman at the Washington Zoo. His children's book
The Animal Family was named a Newbery Honor Book, and his translation of
The Three Sisters was produced by The Actors Studio Theatre.
Garth Williams's classic illustrations for the Little House books caused Laura to remark that she "and her folks live again in these pictures." Garth Williams also illustrated Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and almost one hundred other books.