Harriet's Hare

by Dick King-Smith

Book Overview

In this "warm fuzzy tale full of poignance, humor, and magic" ( School Library Journal ), eight-year-old Harriet Butler isastonished to meet a space alien who's vacationing in her dad's wheat field... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517598302
• ISBN13: 9780517598306
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Hare from Outer Space

This book is about a girl named Harriet who finds a hare that landed in a spaceship in her father's cornfield. She names the hare Wiz. They become good friends, but her father never finds out about Wiz. There is a cleaning woman who says that Harriet is a funny scream. Then she talks about what her late-lamented hubby used to say. I liked this book because it was really funny.

Magical !!!!!

At the first page of the book,I was excited and wanted to continue with it as long as I can.This story is about Harriet,a girl whose mother has passed away.She longs to see a talking hare and her wish comes true.A hare who is a Partian comes to Earth for a vacation.To the hare,Earthlings are like cave dwellers who are not developed at all.All the Partians there can change shape at any time.Wiz(that's what Harriet names the hare)and Harriet have a lot of fun together.Wiz can predict the future at any time.But it's a pity that Wiz has to go back to his planet when the full moon rises.Harriet really dreads the day that Wiz has to go.I also wished that he will stay.I will recommend this book to all children of all ages.

Cute story!

I enjoyed the story as a 7th grader, though it was way too easy for me. It was very cute. Dick King Smith has a great way of giving animals their very own personalities. Great story for the younger generation.