A Red Storybook that will be enjoyed by all young animal-lovers who know how it feels to long for a pet.

Emma adores animals; so much so that she turns to vegetarianism despite the relentless teasing from her brothers. All Emma wants is her own pet, until one day she finds herself with a most extraordinary friend - Sooty, her neighbour's talking rabbit!

Here are five short, easy-to-read stories about Emma and Sooty, and their growing friendship.

This book features in the following series: Collins Red Storybooks, Red Stories .

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Leon Rosselson was a well-known folk singer-songwriter. His first book for children was Rosa's Singing Grandfather for Puffin, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal, a first for a younger fiction title.