Madeline lives on Hornby Island, Canada with her very "New Age" (aka Hippy) parents. Madeline is not like her parents, and takes responsibility for her own education and well being. One day her parents are stolen away by a troop of criminal foxes. As Madeline goes to try to find them, she meets up with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, who are amateur detectives. Madeline discovers that she can understand Rabbit language, and accepts the Bunny's help to discover and rescue her parents. This is an extremely silly book. There is a lot of "tongue in cheek" humor about hippies, society and life in general. There is also a great deal of snappy dialog between the two bunnies. The story is not without a little tenderness. Although Madeline is resourceful and independent, she finds herself enjoying the kind mothering of Mrs Bunny, something she never got from her own mother. I am not sure who the target audience is for this book. I might recommend it for a child who is quite young, but a good reader. That demographic, however, would miss a lot of the jokes. Maybe a book for an adult to read to an intelligent younger child. The child would enjoy the silliness, and the adult could chuckle at the jokes. (248 p)
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