Wed Wabbit

Gr 3–6—Fidge (short for Iphigenia), her mother, and little sister Minnie, (short for Minerva) are getting ready for an outdoor vacation when something terrible occurs. Minnie gets hit by a car while chasing after her toy red rabbit, which she pronounces "wed wabbit." Fidge blames herself for the accident. While her mother and sister go to the hospital, Fidge gets sent to stay with her spoiled cousin Graham who is afraid of everything. Soon Fidge and Graham find themselves trapped in The Land of the Wimbley Woos, one of Minnie's favorite books. This is a land where Minnie's toys come to life and they are often giant-sized. Readers will be reminded of Alice in Wonderland as Fidge, like Alice, has to puzzle her way out of precarious predicaments. Memorable characters emerge like Ella the Elephant; the rhyme-obsessed, multicolored Wimbley Woos; and Dr. Carrot. Readers will be taken down the rabbit hole as these characters try to free Wimbley Land from tyranny.