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After rabbit Henry discovers the Lost Book ("It was not a rabbit book"), he leaves Rabbit Town through a hole in a hedge and enters a world of humans in hopes of finding the book's owner. Much of this resonant tale, which spotlights a brief but consequential rabbit-human encounter, is laid out with a carefulness that brings emotion to the fore.