While We Were Out

While we were out, we placed a tiny piece of navy blue thread across the door...just to see if our neurotic disturbed possibly disbarred lawyer landlord entered the suite in our absence. The results were inconclusive so we choose not to frighten ourselves by suspecting the worst! All the same it felt a little more Nancy Drew than Veronica Mars who is probably closer to my current detective ideal...

It has often frequently been the case that we have forgotten the bunny out of her cage. So far the wires have been safe as she mostly sleeps away her afternoons under either a sofa chair in the living room, or under my bed (maybe she likes the company of the other bunnies...ah the dust bunnies).

What happens when we go out and the bunny is on the loose? After reading While We Were Out, by Ho Baek Lee I began to ponder the possibilities presented... For all I know she could be powdering her nose and testing my lipstick (kind of ironic considering my feelings about animal testing)...One of the best lines in this book is accompanied by an image of the rabbit sitting at a desk in the study using a reading lamp...

"The next room is full of books. The rabbit opens one, but she doesn't understand it."

A few pages along...

"There are interesting things in the closet, too. Even skates! The rabbit has wanted to try them for a long time."

I love how all these thoughts and feelings are prescribed to the creature, and the creature is still quite simple and lovable. Very Beatrix Potter in it's way. And the dialogue is straightforward in the way it addresses the reader...making observations and even asking questions...The illustrations are simply delightful in their simplicity, and my only disappointment here is that only a few are in full and beautiful colour!