Picked up from the free shelf at the used bookstore this week. Somehow I've never read this one, so will hold onto it as TBR.

ETA 3-21-14: Promised to rubyrebel in the Wish List Tag game.

I loved every minute of this book! What a sweet, interesting, adventurous, uplifting tale! I think Adams does a good job of giving us information about true rabbits while anthropomorphizing them enough to give us a story that humans can connect with. Like Tolkein's Hobbits, Adams's rabbits prefer to stay close to home and thrive on routine, but when they are thrust into an adventure by forces outside their control they rise admirably to the occasion.

The interspersed rabbit folk tales with their trickster hero, El-Ahrairha, are a particularly enjoyable feature of the book, and add depth and scope to the story of Hazel and his band of rabbits.

In addition, being a sucker for a happy ending, I was pleasantly surprised to see that all my favorite characters survived the entire adventure!

This is a great read for youth and adults. Highly recommended!

I will have to wait until the next payday to mail this along to rubyrebel.

Sent to rubyrebel via Media Mail today. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

thank you so much, i don't know why i love this book so much