Emily Brown likes her bunny, Stanley. Queen Gloriana really wants the rabbit (who is often referred to as bunnywunny). She sends the various heads of the military to offer increasingly large trades for the rabbit. Emily refuses. finally the queen's men sneak in in the middle of the night to take the rabbit. Alas, after being washed and stuffed, the rabbit feel broken. Emily Brown takes back her rabbit and explains to the queen how to make one of her stuffed animals beloved.
The drawings are great in this book with a mixture of different styles (and a bit of photography). The story remains a bit ambiguous. Is this really the parents trying to clean the rabbit? Or another kid desiring it? Or is this just a plain old adventure that the girl dreams of? This ambiguity adds to the quality of the book.
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