Book Descriptions
for Little Rabbit's Christmas by Harry Horse
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Little Rabbit is overjoyed when he gets the sled he’d been hoping for on Christmas. “It’s mine,” he tells his admiring friends, refusing to let anyone else take a turn on it. The sled goes “Whoosh!” just like Little Rabbit knew it would. And it goes “Crash!” when Little Rabbit slides too fast down the biggest hill he can find. Cold, tired, and trailing a broken sled, a forlorn Little Rabbit is buoyed by the true spirit of friendship when Molly, Benjamin, and Rachel come to the rescue, using their new presents—the ones Little Rabbit dismissed just a short time before—to make things right. Little Rabbit is convincingly childlike, full of wonder and delight, but also demanding and self-centered until true friends remind him of the joy in sharing. This gives a refreshing edge to Harry Horse’s holiday story, which is full of terrific personality and charm. (Ages 3–6)
CCBC Choices 2008. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Christmas is coming and all Little Rabbit wants is a shiny red sledge. When he wakes up on Christmas morning he isn't surprised that he can't find it in his stocking because that's a little small for a sledge. But when he cannot find it under the Christmas tree either, or stuck up the chimney, or under his parents' bed, he is heartbroken! "I only wanted a sledge," he weeps, until Papa tells him to stop crying and look outside. and there it is - all shiny and red an new, just waiting for Little Rabbit to play on it. He feels very proud when his friends gather round to admire his wonderful present, but they want to play on it, too! Little Rabbit thinks that's not fair - it's HIS sledge and HE's the only one allowed to ride it! What will make him learn to share?
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.