That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown

That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown Review

My kids love this book, and I agree it's really cute.

But on the night before tax day, I am reading this book and realizing what a perfect metaphor it is.

A little girl has something good -- a rabbit. She has ideas and plans for adventures with her rabbit, and she knows that her rabbit belongs to her. It even has a name. It is HERS.

Rat-a-tat-tat -- representatives of the faraway and snobby Queen arrive one by one to try to get the rabbit. The Queen wants it. They offer to trade for the rabbit, and the goodies they promise in trade become bigger, sillier, and more useless. Emily wants to keep her rabbit, because it is HERS. She sends away the footman, the army, the navy, and the air force. Finally, the Queen's commandos sneak in and steal the rabbit.

The very next day, Emily goes to the castle, storms in and gets her rabbit back.

The pompous and self-righteous Queen, who demanded what did not belong to her, had already ruined the rabbit. Too silly to see what was good, the Queen wrecked it while she tried to improve it: turning it pink, changing its shape, and getting rid of its smile. Emily took it back, handed the Queen one of the goodies the Queen already had in a cupboard, and told her majesty to play with what she already had and be grateful.

Emily is my hero.

That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown Feature

• ISBN13: 9781423106456
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown Overview

Emily Brown’s rabbit, Stanley, is NOT FOR SALE.

Not even to her Most Royal Highness Queen Gloriana the Third.

Not even for all the toys Emily Brown could ever desire.

So when naughty Queen Gloriana steals “Bunnywunny” away, Emily Brown sets out to get him back. Along the way, she shows the queen how to love a special toy of her very own.