International Rabbit Day is celebrated on the fourth Saturday of September each year. This day promotes the protection and welfare of both domestic and wild rabbits. Rabbits are considered pests in Australia as they have done so much damage to indigenous fauna's habitats, but it is nice to see that they do have a day of their own that has nothing to do with Easter. There are some wonderful books worth sharing too because books like these do not have a rush on borrowing at Easter. Where the rabbit in a story is not a toy, it is often adventurous just like Peter Rabbit in Beatrix Potter's classic.
See
• The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian and Sonia Sanchez. This is one long poem that begins
' The habits of rabbits are many, not few,
with plenty of things that they love to do!'
• The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett. This beautiful book follows a pair of rabbits through the year as they cope with their ever expanding brood. It is also a good introduction to Fibonacci and his number sequence!
• All Because of Jackson by Dick King Smith. Jackson, a rabbit wants to see the world so he stows away on a ship hoping to have adventures. This is just the way rabbits came to be in Australia!
• Tom Crean's Rabbit by Meredith Hooper and Bert Kitchen. This is a true story about a rabbit that went to Antarctica with the Scott expedition!
• The Great Rabbit Chase by Freya Blackwood. This is the story of a mother and daughter who chase their escaped rabbit through the streets of town. Mum is wrapped in towel! Kindergarten love this story.
• One Runaway Rabbit by David Metzenthen and Mairead Murphy. This too is a chase, but this time a fox is chasing the rabbit.
• The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers. This time a rabbit is trying to escape from the 'big black rabbit'. Children love to be in 'on the secret' when you read books like this where the big black rabbit is in fact a shadow.
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