Laura Lapin loved rabbits. They were "cute and soft and furry," but it wasn't just that. She was so crazy about them she even wanted to live with them. Lots of kids have stuffed animals on their beds, but she didn't only have one or two stuffed rabbits, she had twenty! Even her blanket had a rabbit on it. Everything was rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but lapin meant rabbit in French. Of course we all know what kind of costume Laura wore for Halloween. She hop, hop, hopped all over the neighborhood and "asked for rabbit food. Now that was the only thing she didn't like about rabbits ... their food.

One day her parents wanted her to go with them for a walk in the forest. "Maybe," her mother said, "we'll see a rabbit there." That did it and off they went. Birds were of low interest and flowers even lower. Laura kept her eye out for rabbits and finally spotted one. Her parents called to her to stop, but nothing would keep her away from that rabbit. When she finally caught up with it, "he disappeared into a hole under a tree." Laura quickly squeezed into the burrow and discovered dozens of rabbits. Yes! She was going to live with them, but soon things started to go wrong. Did Laura really want to live with rabbits or was it just wishful thinking?

This is a charming tale of Laura, an imaginative child who wanted to live with rabbits. This unique tale in itself was quite imaginative and I thoroughly enjoyed following Laura as she pursued her dream, a dream that didn't go quite as expected. There are no illustrations, but rather this book is meant to be illustrated by the reader. Every other page has a framed place for an illustration with a title below. For example, one says "Bedtime for Rabbits." Each child will be able to mesh his or her creativity with that of the story. The text, set up in chapter form with a silhouette of a rabbit at the beginning, can be easily tackled by a confident reader. It also can be read to a child with ample time given to illustrate. This would be an excellent addition to a homeschool curriculum or as a gift for a budding illustrator.