![]() ![]() ![]() This book won the Newbery Award in 1945, and it has stood the test of time very well. There are some animals however, who are still suspicious of the New Folks, and when disaster strikes, these are the animals who are eager to blame the New Folks for everything that goes wrong. The much hoped for garden is planted and Willie, the field mouse, gives the animals reports on what the Folks are up to inside the house.īit by bit the New Folks show their new animal neighbors that they are Good Folks, the kind of Folks who are considerate of little animals and their needs. They do have a cat but he is so old and lazy that no one really considers him to be a threat to the wild animals. ![]() They could be the kind of people who use traps, guns, or poison to kill Small Animals.Īt last, after much watching and waiting, the New Folks arrive. They could be the kind of people who don’t plant gardens. ![]() After all, the New Folks could have cats or dogs. Now everyone is hopeful that good times could lie ahead, but they are cautiously optimistic. There have also been some very hard winters. There have been no fresh vegetables, no grain, and no seeds or nuts. For a long time the house and its gardens have been neglected and this has made life on Rabbit Hill very hard for the Small Animals. All the animals on Rabbit Hill are excited because “New Folks are coming” to live in the Big House. ![]()
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