A moving story with fabulous illustrations. A classic.

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	• The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Sandpiper Books) Dubose Heyward Houghton Mifflin, 1974 - 48 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

my favorite book

I love this book so much I have been known to spontaniously read it aloud in book stores ! It has always been well received and they usually sell a few copies afterwards . This book is a must-have, whether or not you have children .

Wow! Hidden messages and hidden Easter eggs

This book is loaded with sexist, stereotyped script. The 'country' bunny is shunned by the 'big white' bunnies and the 'Jack Rabbits', all who expect her to get married and have babies. Which, of course, she does. After all, she's only a country bunny so she couldn't be smart. However, she proves every 'bunny' wrong as she competes against the 'big whites' and 'Jacks' for the coveted position of Easter Bunny. Not only is she selected, it is her experience as a mother that helped her gain the skills to win the position. And her perserverence to do the job was rewarded with the little gold shoes which help her complete her task of delivering the Easter eggs to an otherwise unreachable location. Although I feel the symbolism very strong, I did not find my nine year old picking up on any of it (he thought it was a delightful Easter story), though my fourteen year old did. There are a variety of ways you can choose to interpret the subtle and blatent 'feminist' messages. Read it and decide for yourself.

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A moving story with fabulous illustrations. A classic.

The illusrations in this book are riviting. I've been gazing at them since I was old enough to know what I was looking at. The story is full of hope, positive values and is very entertaining for children. I will never forget this book, and I'll enjoy it as long as I live.

This is the REAL Easter Bunny story.

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

This book is enchanting both in its story and its illustrations. I first read it as a child, then read it to my children and am now reading it to my grandchildren. We all love it. The story is timeless with it lessons of love, kindness, perseverance and wisdom. The illustrations are beautifully done and dateless providing another reason for it being a book who's popularity continues from generation to generation. It is the ultimate in singleparent success stories (without being too didactic)! Definitely a book to read and keep for yourself in addition to gifting it to others.

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Enchanting

This has been my favorite book for 50 years. When I got it out 27 years ago to read to my son, I realized that it was one of the first books to teach me that nothing was impossible, even for girls. The illustrations never cease to touch my heart. Everyone I give this to is absolutely enchanted.

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