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Hare B&B

Hare B&B

Bill Richardson (Author) See More (3)
Bill Pechet (Illustrator) See More (2)
CELA Library
NNELS Library
JUVENILE FICTION
Humorous Stories | Family | Animals
Siblings , Rabbits
Running the Goat
1 - 3
6 - 8
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CELAAmazonIndigo
Hardback
9781927917381
$22.95 CAD
English
04/27/2021
EPUB [reflow]
9781998802036
$11.99 CAD
English
03/26/2024
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Description

After her parents are duped by a coyote who is a master of disguise, Harriet (“Harry” for short) and her seven younger siblings are left to fend for themselves. Their only resource is their parents’ now-empty bedroom, so Harry and her brothers and sisters open a “hare bed and breakfast.” It is a great success. Then, the coyote comes calling again and learns that revenge is a dish best served as breakfast.

Award-winning author Bill Richardson and acclaimed artist Bill Pechet join forces in this charming and hilarious tale about self-reliant young hares and a coyote who gets her comeuppance.
Bill Pechet Bill Richardson

Author Bio

A former radio/television presenter, Bill Richardson writes for children and adults. His books include Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast, Waiting for Gertrude, The Alphabet Thief, and Last Week. Awards include the Leacock Medal for Humour, the Silver Birch Award, and a B.C. Book Award. He and Bill Pechet have collaborated on two award-winning picture books—Hare B&B and Lola Flies Alone. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Bill Pechet is an artist and designer living in Vancouver, BC. His work explores the spaces between art, architecture, public space, and landscape. His previous children's book illustrations include his two collaborations with Bill Richardson and Barbara Nicol's The Lady from Kent. In 2018, Pechet received the Carter Wosk Award, the highest award in the province, for his creative achievements in local, national, and international milieus.

Prizes

  • Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book AwardShort-listed 2021
  • CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended 2021
  • The Globe 100Commended 2021
  • Marilyn Baillie Picture Book AwardShort-listed 2022

Review Quotes

“In this latest offering from highly-acclaimed author Bill Richardson, sly humour and subtle whimsy result in an offbeat tale of family love, hotel hijinks and crises averted (with molasses and feathers, no less).”

 — Atlantic Books Today
“A little dark, a whole lot of clever and completely charming.”  — CanLit for LittleCanadians
“Richardson’s witty wordplay might be the hook here, but readers will want to stick around for the satisfying molasses-and-feathering.”  — The Globe and Mail
“A reader’s first impression of “Hare B&B” is of how beautifully and insightfully integrated the words and pictures are. Even on the cover and the immediate inside pages the illustrations, playfully sketch-y and delicately coloured — are full of detail and underscore the joyful resilience of the story (its wordplay kicking off with the title). And what a story — it holds excellent life lessons and standards in a lightly “Series of Unfortunate Events” tenor.”  — The Telegram
“An amusing and very relevant cautionary tale.”  — Kirkus