Even after Davie had had the little black rabbit, Shadrach, for several weeks, it was still almost unbelievable. Every morning when Davie woke up it was a miracle all over again -- there in his grandfather's barn sat a wriggle black rabbit, and it was his. David had never been happier...until the day Shadrach slipped through the stats of his hutch and disappeared.

 

This book is part of a book series called Harper Trophy .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1980 by Harpercoll .

Meindert DeJong was born in Holland in 1906 but moved to the US at the age of eight. He became a teacher, then a farmer and holds the National Book Award of America, the Newbery Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children's literature. Four of his books (including Hurry Home, Candy) are Newbery Honor Books.