The Gingerbread Rabbit

The beloved story of the gingerbread rabbit who finds himself a happy home is told with the poetic words of a Newbery Honor author and the classic black-and-white illustrations by the incomparable Garth Williams.

One morning a mother mixes up some dough and cuts out a gingerbread rabbit to surprise her little daughter. But when the mother puts him in to bake, "she" gets the surprise of her life. The rabbit jumps to the floor, runs to the door, and disappears into the forest

Fleeing through the forest with the mother close behind, the innocent rabbit gets some surprises of his own. The worst surprise is a "friendly" red animal who says he's a rabbit, too, though he looks just like a fox. The best surprise is a big brown rabbit and a silvery gray one, who live in a cozy cave full of carrots and lettuce -- where they happen to have an extra little bed.

Yes, all's well that ends well. The gingerbread rabbit finds himself a happy home, and the mother finds an even better way to surprise her daughter.