![]() ![]() "The rabbit, slightly louache in appearance but always respectful." Though I am not sure what louache actually means, it sounds apropos.įootnote: I think it is a form of this word - louche \LOOSH\, adjective: Of questionable taste or morality disreputable or indecent dubious shady. Zolotow and family have detailed on her Web site the why and how of how this book came to be. There have always been some mysteries for me attached to this book (whenever I've gotten close to a title, I always have unanswered questions about things), but in this case, Ms. "Little girl" as a two word combination is written approximately 40 times, and (not including the cover and title pages) "Mr. "Something red, maybe," said the little girl. Rabbit and the Lovely Present: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Hardcover Picture Book, Septemby Charlotte Zolotow (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 108 ratings Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 16.95 63 Used from 1.38 18 New from 11.93 10 Collectible from 9. None-the-less, I like this book for its absurd repetitions and fruit/color collecting. ![]() Maybe '62 was a less sinister time, but the way Sendak illustrates the rabbit is a bit jaunty. Rabbit" has always seemed a little too grownup and mysterious to be helping a little girl devise a gift for her mother's birthday. I've always thought this book was a little weird. ![]() Published 1962 by I'm not sure who but my '77 edition is by HarperTrophy ![]()
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