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The knowing book

Rebecca Kai Dotlich - Author

A young rabbit ventures through a wide world, chooses a path and explores the unknown. The journey brings joy, sorrow and wonder, before the rabbit returns home braver and more confident.

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Inspiring and wise, this story begins and ends with the sky that is always above you. In between, a young rabbit travels through the wide world, experiencing joy and sorrow and all the wonder that the world has to offer. Along the way he chooses a path, explores the unknown, and ventures along trails on and off the map. And at the end of the journey, braver and more confident, he returns home, the place he can always count on and will always know. This beautiful celebration of life is the perfect gift to mark any milestone in a child's life from birth to graduation.

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New experiences· ExplainedExploration· ExplainedConfidence· Explained

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new experiencesexplorationconfidence

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Themes in Context

A journey into the unknown

The young rabbit chooses a path and explores the world, then returns home braver and more confident.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The journey and homecoming form a clear narrative arc linking exploration with a change in the rabbit’s confidence.

Talk about: What parts of an unfamiliar experience might help someone feel more confident?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The journey gives the story a way to explore change, uncertainty and growing confidence, while the return home offers a point of connection for readers thinking about familiar places and new experiences.

What Deserves Attention

Sorrow is part of the journey, alongside joy and wonder. If your child is sensitive to sad moments, you could read together and pause to check how those parts feel.

A Conversation Worth Having

What do you think the rabbit discovers while exploring the unknown, and does returning home change how you understand the journey?

Reading Approach

Read it as a shared picture-book journey: take time to look at the illustrations, and let your child linger on moments that prompt curiosity or a response to the rabbit’s experiences.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

A journey into the unknown: The specific events encountered on the journey and how each affects the rabbit are not established.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: A journey into the unknown

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