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Huge Harold

by Bill Peet · 1974

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The world seems a cold place to Harold, a very overgrown rabbit, until he finds his niche as a champion trotter.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 48 pages
Form
rhymingrhymingMore like thisLess of thispoetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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