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Neal Porter Books The Rabbits Neal Porter Books The Rabbits

The Rabbits

By Karl Newsom Edwards

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Publication Date: January 26, 2027

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Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

Love You Forever meets The Giving Tree in this wordless ode to the circle of life.

In this elevated and timeless meditation on love and loss and love again, two rabbits share the sweet, familiar life of a parent and child. First steps and birthday cakes, story time and playtime and pencil lines marching up a doorframe. All too soon, the little rabbit isn't little anymore.

There are happy years as peers, then caretaking again, but this time with the roles reversed. Then the hard part, the goodbye. But loss is not the end of the story, it never is; a new baby comes along, and love is new all over again.  

Striking linocut-esque linework is softened by the warm colors of home and meadow. The Rabbits has something to offer at every age and season, and should always be read with tissues at hand.

About the Author

Karl Newsom Edwards has been an illustrator since 1976, and has illustrated children’s picture books since the 1990s. His picture books include Fly!, I Got a New Friend, The Hugely Wugely Spider (written by Ethan Berlin) and Stewart’s Best Pen (written by Stephen W. Martin), among other titles. Originally from the Bay Area, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

Author Residence: Portland, OR

Author Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 56

Publisher: Neal Porter Books

Publication Date: January 26, 2027

ISBN: 9780823463831

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