Hurray for Hattie Rabbit!

Hattie Rabbit

by Dick Gackenbach

Hattie Rabbit finds that mothers are sometimes difficult and sometimes helpful.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Juvenile

30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Dick Gackenbach, the illustrator of all the Adam Joshua Capers, is also the author-illustrator of more than a score of books of his own. Mr. Gackenbach lives in Washington Depot, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hattie Rabbit returns in this fifth and final early reader devoted to her doings from author/illustrator Dick Gackenbach. In Summer Bedtime Hattie cannot get to sleep even though it is time for bed, as the long summer day means it is still light out. Her mother has a clever idea, bringing a dark shade and painting a moon, some stars, and a hooting owl in a tree on it. In The Game, Hattie and her friend Rosie Pig compete with one another to see who can get Rosie's mother to say yes. Hattie wins, by asking to do something good (brushing their teeth), but also gains a more enjoyable reward for this virtuous request...

Published in 1986, Hurray for Hattie Rabbit! was part of the Early I Can Read collection, and marked the final appearance of this leporine heroine and her relatable adventures. Like the stories in previous volumes in the series, the selections here relate common childhood experiences—having trouble getting to bed, feeling that parents are too prone to forbid us from doing fun things—in an engaging and humorous way. The artwork here is a little more colorful than in previous titles, with yellows and oranges, pinks and reds, and has a certain cartoon-like charm. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed previous entries in the series, or who is looking for beginning readers with some vintage charm and low-key entertaining stories.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love Hattie's old-fashioned outfit. These stories are not, actually, as old as they look. But they're sweet and funny.

In the first mother figures out how to help Hattie sleep when it's summer and she has to go to bed before the birds and the sun do... 'draw' the blinds.... In the second, Hattie figures out how to get a mother to say Yes... she just has to be clever!

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[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my kids' favorites.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hattie's ugly brown outfit returns. Feels like this character has run its course. Not crazy about the kid vs. parent theme.