"What happened?" asked Mother Rabbit. "Bouncer bounced too fast," said Muncher. "I'm in a hurry," said Bouncer, rubbing his sore ear. "I want today to go really fast because tomorrow's my birthday." "You can't hurry time," said Snoozer, yawning. Mother Rabbit nodded as she bandaged Bouncer's ear. "Tomorrow will come when it's ready." "I can't wait," groaned Bouncer. "Hurry up, birthday." It's Bouncer's birthday tomorrow and he simply can't wait. He does everything he can quickly to make the day go by faster. Soon, his mother gives him all sorts of tasks to try to take his mind off the big day. But everything reminds him of birthdays - even rows of cabbages look like rows of green presents to him...

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Piccadilly Press .

Paeony Lewis has written a number of picture books among them the highly-praised No More Biscuits! This is her first picture book for Piccadilly. Sarah Gill has travelled widely and lived in France. This is her first full-length picture book.