“A. Committee members are asked to consider the following:

Interpretation of theme or concept,

Presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization,

B. Committee members must consider excellence of presentation for a child audience.” (ALSC)

Rabbit Hill met these standards in 1945, and has since stood the test of time, remaining to this day a favorite of children. It’s steady readership has kept it in print along with six other of Robert Lawson’s books, and this combined with the fact that he is the only author to win both the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, assure his place as a significant contributor to twentieth century children’s literature. (Cech)

The premise of the book surrounds a community of animals that live on Rabbit Hill. The farmhouse has been empty for a while and the previous tenants were slovenly and

e youngster OBVIOUSLY enjoyed the book. I myself feel the book could be used for its entertainment value alone, or could be a valuable tool to explore human values and issues such as: empathy, sharing, common sense, and the wisdom of making sure you have all the facts before you draw conclusions or make rash judgments.

““You do have such low tastes, Phewie,” said the Buck. “er-by the way, the breeze seems to have shifted-would you mind? There, that’s fine, thanks, as I was saying…”

The book remains involved with speculation as to whether the “New Folks” will be planting Folks and when they do arrive they are held under close watch. The animals critique each and every detail and weigh it’s meaning as to whether these are good Folks or bad Folks. The general consensus seems to favor the benevolent spirit of the new tenants as various animals report incidences of kindness. Only Uncle Analdas, Little Georgie's great uncle, persists in being crotchety and suspicious, subsequently managing to spread a lot of gossip and stirring up much unrest on the hill based on half-truths and misinformation.

“low class nothing,” answered Phewie indignantly. “you just don’t understand garbidge. Now there’s garbidge and garbidge, just like there’s Folks and Folks. Some Folk’s garbidge just ain’t fit for –well it ain’t even fitten for garbidge. But there’s other garbidge, now you couldn’t ask for anything nicer.”” (Lawson)

The characters and situations in this book can

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