Brown Rabbit in the City

By Natalie Russell

It's Brown Rabbit's first time in the city and his friend Little Rabbit has planned a busy day. But as they rush from shop to cafe to art gallery, Brown Rabbit starts to realize . . . There's only one thing in the city he really wants to see - and that's Little Rabbit.

Town meets country in this unforgettable story, with stunning illustrations throughout. Brown Rabbit in the City by Natalie Russell is a wonderful tale for fans of Moon Rabbit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Nov 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781447298175

Natalie Russell

Natalie Russell is a talented author, illustrator and printmaker and has exhibited widely. She lives in Broughty Ferry in Scotland, where rabbits live happily on hillsides - and on the roundabout next to the station. When Natalie's not in her studio creating books, she can be found at Dundee University where she teaches illustration.

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Reviews for Brown Rabbit in the City

[pussreboots · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Brown Rabbit in the City by Natalie Russell is about a old friends seeing each other for the first time in years. The city rabbit has the entire trip planned to give her friend the best experience imaginable. Brown Rabbit, though, is overwhelmed by all the things they have to do.Anyone who has traveled to visit friends or family after a long time away will probably have gone through the same thing. There's a delicate balance between catching up with loved ones and playing tourist. It's impossible to do everything and what you might think is the best things to see and do might not be what your host has planned.In Brown Rabbit in the City there are two characters acting at the extreme ends of stubbornness. There is the visiting rabbit who is going to all the places but isn't trying to have any fun at any of the places they go. Then there is the host rabbit who continues to drag her friend to all these places even though its obvious he's not enjoying them at all.

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Little Rabbit and Brown Rabbit, the adorable leporine friends who first appeared in Natalie Russell's Moon Rabbit, return in this second picture-book adventure, which picks up just where its predecessor left off. With Little Rabbit having returned to her home in the city, it is Brown Rabbit's time to step out of his comfort zone, leaving his traditional haunts in the park to visit his friend. Little Rabbit, determined to show him a good time, and to allow him to experience all the pleasures of urban living, tries to cram as many activities as possible into his stay, only to realize that it is her he has come to see, not the city. Is it too late to put thing right...?Truthfully, I wasn't that impressed by the story in Brown Rabbit in the City. The theme is fine - I liked the idea of it - but somehow the actual text just didn't work for me, and felt a little disjointed at times. The artwork, on the other hand, was just outstanding, with the same lovely use of color and shape as in Moon Rabbit. I appreciated the decorative endpapers (did the first have them as well? I can't recall), and the way that Little Rabbit and Brown Rabbit's ears curve in different directions. The illustrations here put me in mind of another contemporary picture-book artist, Carin Berger, whose work I also admire. All in all, a sweet little book, if somewhat stronger in the visuals, than in the text - one I recommend to all those readers who appreciated Little Rabbit and Brown Rabbit's first adventure!

[billsearth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a story of friendship, and how to keep it by thinking of others. It is a good story for very young kids and the illustrations are good.