That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell (2006) is an adorably silly fantasy. Emily owns a well-worn stuffed rabbit toy. The two of them imagine launching into outer space, motorbiking across the Sahara desert, deep sea diving off the Great Barrier Reef, among other things. They are interrupted by a representative of “Her Most Royal Highness, Queen Gloriana” who wants Emily’s rabbit. Emily successfully defends her rabbit, Stanley, until one night he’s stolen. Emily “marched straight up to the Palace on the Hill and confronted the queen. The ending of this story will remind you of The Velveteen Rabbit. Illustrations by Neal Layton are well suited to this meaningful silliness.
