Product Description

Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. 'Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?' Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, and to run very fast. Harris not only learns about the world around him but also the importance of finding his own feet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57004 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
"A second book from a very promising newcomer… In a series of fluid, elegant pictures, Young Harris finds out how to make the most of his lovely big feet. A gentle story in pleasing colours, strongly designed, with just enough menace in the shadow of the wolf cast across the page." --Carousel, July 2008

"Tigers at Edinburgh Zoo provided Catherine Rayner with the inspiration for her award-winning picture book Augustus and His Smile, and in the follow-up the artwork is stunning once again… With its beautiful pictures and inspiring message, this book is perfect for nursery-aged children ready to take their first steps to independence." --Scotland On Sunday, April 2007

About the Author
Award-winning author-illustrator Catherine Rayner studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She fell in love with the city and still lives there with a small menagerie of creatures. In 2006 Catherine won the Best New Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years Awards and was also shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Awards. In 2007 her first book, Augustus and His Smile, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal, and in 2008 Catherine was named one of the ten best new illustrators as part of Booktrust's 'Big Picture' campaign.

Customer Reviews

A beautiful, subtle story
This is one of the loveliest books we've come across recently - the tale of a young hare who is introduced to his abilities to bounce and run, as well as to the wider world by his wise old grandfather. The layers of the story are significant but simply conveyed: about our relationships with our elders, the way they can introduce us to the world, the joys of exploration, and the roots of home that bring us bounding back again. Highly recommended.

Harris finds his feet but looses our interest...
Superficially the pictures in this book are very impressive. But when sharing this with my 3 year old he lost interest totally because there were no ideas in the book that he could grasp and understand. The ideas about 'finding yourself' and relationships with elders are very touching but completely incomprehensible to what I presume is its target audience.
The pictures themselves have little in them to discuss or for a young child to spot, and certainly don't aid in telling the story.
A fairly disappointing book, I am pleased we only borrowed this from the library.