I don't think the author really wanted my impressions after reading the book to be what a horrible child, behaving like that he doesn't deserve another rabbit or another pet at all for that matter! Regardless of the boy in the story being upset at the loss of his previous beloved pet (I have been there many times over the years starting at a young age), I was really not impressed at how the boy reacts to the new rabbit his parents get. Really not one for me at all.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Timothy doesn’t want a rabbit. But one day, there’s a rabbit at the door.
Timothy tries all kinds of ways to get rid of him, but what’s the best way?
And why doesn’t Timothy want a rabbit?

The illustrations are by far the best thing about this book - bright, colourful and really brings the somewhat drab story to life.

The blurb says this is a story about saying goodbye to a pet - but that is really only mentioned on one or two pages. All else I see is a little boy being a brat to a rabbit. Also, a little boy with an interesting vocabulary and way of handling a rabbit.


Paul
ARH

A copy of this book supplied by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good book - not great, but good.

It deals with a young boy mourning the loss of his pet rabbit. I think we all go through periods directly after the loss of a pet where we simply don't want to get another one. The attachment is too much, the pain at the end is too much, and it's just much easier to not get attached and move on with your life. So, when a new rabbit arrives on the doorstep, said boy does the best he can to scare it away. Is it abusive? I'm not entirely convinced it is, but I think perhaps it could have been handled better.

In fact, the whole story - and the idea of helping children grieve their lost pets - can be done a whole heap differently.

I never allowed to have a pet, but I love animals so much, I can tell. I was expecting an emotional story of Timothy & the rabbits, but turns out, the story didn't really drive me.
For a kid who never experience how it feels to have a pet, I think it'd be more easily relate to me if the story when Timothy lost his first Bunny been told earlier. I think kids would be more emphatic and understands that someday, we should let go of what've gone and move forward continuing our lives. It'd suit the aim of this book better, in my opinion.

I love the illustration btw, thank you :)

Cute illustrations anchor a book with weak content. A child grieving over the loss of his dead pet rabbit works hard to avoid attaching to another pet. Along the way he is initially what I would consider abusive to a new prospective bunny who mysteriously appears on his doorstep.

My biggest problem with this story is the objectification of the new pet rabbit and completely unrealistic handling of the rabbit by a young child. Portrayed as a house rabbit (yay!), the bunny appears to be little more than a prop in this story and has no personality whatsoever (boo!).