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asherlock99's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
letstalkaboutbooksbaybee's review
2.75
1945 Newbery winner
Not bad! A little long winded at times but also very sweet
Not bad! A little long winded at times but also very sweet
momreads's review
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I remember listening to a cassette tape of this as a child. Absolutely loved it so when I came across the book in a box I read it in one sitting. When new folks are moving in everyone wonders what they will be like. For animals on the hill, new folks could mean a year of plenty or guns and traps and poison.
margardenlady's review
3.0
Meh. Anthropomorphized rabbits seldom resonate with me. I do wish that the rabbits 🐇 in my yard were as well behaved.
triscuit807's review
4.0
This ticks the box "book from childhood". (3/14/15)
2019 - This was a book that I loved as a child (so did Mom) and it definitely makes me nostalgic. It takes anthropomorphism to whole new levels with the animals portrayed in some ways as human (a la Beatrix Potter) with clothing and the ability to perform tasks in a human fashion (cooking, cleaning, carpentry) as well as having animal abilities, e.g. outrunning dogs (which like cats are not depicted in an anthropomorphic fashion, i.e. they don't even have speech). The main characters are the rabbit family: Little Georgie, Father, Mother, and Uncle Analdas - but there are others too. Some are named like Porkey (ground hog) and Willie (field mouse), others are just named by species: Mole, Squirrel, Grey Fox, etc. Then there are the New Folks, the humans who come to live in the house on The Hill: the Man, the Woman, and Sulphronia, the colored cook. There are other humans too (Tim and Louie) who are workmen in the area who advise the New Folks that there will troubles with all the animals and that they can shoot or poison them. The New Folks have a different plan and that is the climax of the book. Just a lovely story with just a tinge of racism in the description of the cook. Re-read for 2019 Reading Challenge and for my Newbery Challenge (Newbery 1945).
2019 - This was a book that I loved as a child (so did Mom) and it definitely makes me nostalgic. It takes anthropomorphism to whole new levels with the animals portrayed in some ways as human (a la Beatrix Potter) with clothing and the ability to perform tasks in a human fashion (cooking, cleaning, carpentry) as well as having animal abilities, e.g. outrunning dogs (which like cats are not depicted in an anthropomorphic fashion, i.e. they don't even have speech). The main characters are the rabbit family: Little Georgie, Father, Mother, and Uncle Analdas - but there are others too. Some are named like Porkey (ground hog) and Willie (field mouse), others are just named by species: Mole, Squirrel, Grey Fox, etc. Then there are the New Folks, the humans who come to live in the house on The Hill: the Man, the Woman, and Sulphronia, the colored cook. There are other humans too (Tim and Louie) who are workmen in the area who advise the New Folks that there will troubles with all the animals and that they can shoot or poison them. The New Folks have a different plan and that is the climax of the book. Just a lovely story with just a tinge of racism in the description of the cook. Re-read for 2019 Reading Challenge and for my Newbery Challenge (Newbery 1945).
everydayreading's review
4.0
This book was so sweet - definitely one I would have LOVED as a kid. Adding it to my list of "to read to my children someday" books.
sandyd's review
3.0
Not sure I would have liked this so much if not for all the ecological nuances and the use of the phrase "garden sass": http://newberryproject.blogspot.com/2008/07/rabbit-hill.html
jaymeeloo's review
4.0
A wonderful story about the woodland creatures we so often forget about it in our own backyards or at least our neighbourhoods and parks. I just kept thinking that I would love to have this for my chidren in the future. A very pleasant read.