Original 1986, reprint January 2016, Templar, 48 pages, Hardback, Review copy
Book summary
Down in the dell, behind a curtain of foxgloves,
lives a family of crafty weasels. They steal from all the little
animals as they walk by; Speckledy Hen's eggs, Moldy Warp's axe...One
day, as Little Grey Rabbit bravely hurries past the weasels' haunt, they
jump out and snatch her away. "We've been waiting for you," the weasels
say, "we want somebody to bake and wash and clean." Now it is up to her
woodland friends to save Little Grey Rabbit and finally teach those
weasels a lesson!
Nayu's thoughts
How Little Grey Rabbit escapes from being kidnapped
is awesome! As ever the sweet tale teams up nicely with the detailed
pictures. Obviously what gets stolen from the other animals by the
weasels is important, but I was waiting for my favorite bunny to get
kidnapped! How it happens is super exciting, she ends up being the
weasels' Cinderella, as they won't let her go and forces her to do what she's good at, keeping house. She's so sweet natured that she doesn't fight back, but help does reach her.
I'm not going to spoil the end for you, but it
was highly unexpected as I thought Little Grey Rabbit
would win them over and make them want to be good, but that's not how
it happened. It's an ending that made me laugh despite the circumstances, making it possibly the favourite Little Grey Rabbit book to date.
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