HARE'S CHOICE

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Summary: "Hare" brained poor excuse for literature
Review: compassionate witches, good magic, and eco-themes cannot compensate for what another reviewer aptly describes as "pretentious, contrived conceit". Hare's Choice is not Chronicles of Narnia. While there may be value in having fifteen prepubescent authors accomplish what Hollywood filmwriters cannot, a readable script, the outer story of Hare becoming Queen of the Hares and joining such truly notables as Wilbur and Charlotte, Stuart Little, and Toad of Toad Hall, I was disgraced. By the end, I even began to have sympathy of the driver of the "Red Beast" who refused to spare the time to bury Hare after running it over. In the end, Hare's Choice was merely part of the roadkill of literature and should stay out of print to prevent others from wasting time that could better be spent reading Faulkner or Hemingway.

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Summary: Hare's Choice
Review: Hare's choice needs to be in print again. It is a marvelous book about imagination, compassion, teamwork, and the power of the mind and children to create a figure in the imaginative world. However, the book seems to be a fantasy, it deals with death and mortality at a level with which all children and adults can understand and identify. The plot deals with time, space, and the creation of famous fictive characters. An intertwining of many abstractions and complexities which are valuable for growing minds. I teach a college-level course about children's literature, and this book is one of my highly recommended ones. Too bad it is can't be read anymore. The hare and I regret it very much.

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Summary: This book needs to be in print again.
Review: Hare's choice needs to be in print again. It is a marvelous book about imagination, compassion, teamwork, and the power of the mind and children to create a figure in the imaginative world. However, the book seems to be a fantasy, it deals with death and mortality at a level with which all children and adults can understand and identify. The plot deals with time, space, and the creation of famous fictive characters. An intertwining of many abstractions and complexities which are valuable for growing minds. I teach a college-level course about children's literature, and this book is one of my highly recommended ones. Too bad it is can't be read anymore. The hare and I regret it very much.

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Summary: Hare's Choice
Review: Please, someone reprint this book!My copy is constantly on loan to kids and adults. The story is uplifting, addresses death, mourning, and is extremely uplifting; which is so difficult to find in this age group. It is nice to see a teacher that responds with creativity and sensitivity for a change. Bravo! Please reprint.