The last of my Serendiptiy hardbacks, Leo the Lop is as old as me. Robin James' charming art lends itself especially well to the smooth and soft shapes of bunny rabbits, and the story is a simple delight. In more earthy colours, the tale is told of Leo, one of a very large bunny litter whose ears go down, instead of up. He feels perfectly happy and normal - until the other bunnies begin to notice and start to laugh at him. This leads him into a period of insecurity, and feeling that he not normal at all, until a possum puts him right.

"If we're normal and Leo is normal, then normal is whatever you are!"

A lovely book for any child who might be starting school/preschool and who is being teased by others because they are different. ( )