When a hare is accidentally killed while racing with a red Mini, she is laid out on a bank and covered in flowers. When the children on their way to school find the beautiful hare they take her with them to show their teacher. Knowing that the hare will have to be buried by the end of the day, the head decides to get all the children to help write the story of the hare's life and let the hare decide how it should end. A very original book dealing tenderly and imaginatively with the great issues of life and death and imagination.

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Barn Owl Books, London .

Dennis Hamley lives in Hertford and has a lifelong fascination with trains and railways. Joan Stimson started writing for children after working in industry and has had over 100 stories published to date. Meg Rutherford has over 40 books to her credit, and continues her very successful collaboration with Joan Stimson to produce Brave Lion, Scared Lion, their fourth outstanding title. Joan Stimson lives in Gloucestershire. Meg Rutherford lives in Buckinghamshire.