SuitabookThat Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown
Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton
- Reading
- Read it together as a picture book, pausing first at Emily’s refusal to ask what could happen next. Use the illustrations and later events to test interpretations rather than supplying a lesson in advance.
- Themes
- Possession and attachment: Emily Brown refuses to give her old grey rabbit, Stanley, to anyone, indicating a dispute over who should have him. The situation could support discussion of attachment, possession and competing claims, but the book’s judgement is unknown.
- Play and fantasy: Play and toys are listed as subjects, while the work is classified as science fiction or fantasy and juvenile fiction. These classifications indicate that imaginative play or fantasy is part of the book’s subject range, without establishing a particular message about it.
- Worth knowing
- The main point to notice is the ownership dispute involving Emily and Stanley. As the available story stops mid-sentence, it is not possible to tell whether the book validates Emily’s position, challenges it or reaches a compromise.