The April Rabbits

It is really Nurit Karlin's black and white illustrations of those long-eared rabbits that make this book such a delight. The story tells of a small boy who sees a rabbit on his way to school on April 1st. Next day he sees two rabbits, the next day, three, and so on till, 'on the twenty-ninth day of April twenty-nine rabbits with suitcases tiptoed down the drive and out of sight.' Next day Robert didn't see a single rabbit but that night, 'a hippopotamus followed him home.' Nice clear print.