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When his human owners abandon him for the day, a small toy rabbit embarks on a river voyage aboard a toy sailboat, exploring a world made from playthings and imagination.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Jones, Harold
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