Kate DiCamillo knocks it out of the park again with this emotional, thoughtful tale of a toy rabbit thrust into a journey that lands him into the hands of several people, learning about love and loss throughout the way. At this point, having read a good amount of her books, I just have to accept the fact that I'm going to get emotional one way or another. I think it's the genuine amount of feeling the author puts into her writing and the reflective qualities of her tone. The internal journeys are treated just as importantly as the external and I love that in a book. The book feels like a classic fairy tale, one that feels timeless and has a good balance of wonder and tragedy. 

Bagram Ibatoulline's artwork brings an extra charm to the story, with illustrations that carry the same amount of emotion as the text. Some of them gave me a Norman Rockwell kind of vibe, and the style overall fits so well with the tone of the book. 

If you like sweet, simple, but still emotionally impactful children's stories, then this book is right up your alley.