Hare's New Dress
Picture Book · Ages 1–4 · 2025

Hare's New Dress

Written by Julia Donaldson · Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Part of the Tales from Acorn Wood series

A woodland hare hunts for the perfect outfit before a big dance.

12 pages· ~620L· AR ~4

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Bookroo's summary

It's time for a dance in Acorn Wood, but Hare needs a new dress first! Readers lift the sturdy flaps as Hare hunts high and low for something to wear, then heads to Acorn Hall for a party with her friends. A rhyming lift-the-flap story from the Tales from Acorn Wood series by the creators of The Gruffalo.

From the publisher

Lift the flaps and join in the fun this spring with this bestselling rhyming preschool favourite, Hare’s New Dress by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

It’s time for a dance in Acorn Wood! But Hare needs a new dress first . . . Lift the flaps to join in the excitement as Hare hunts for something to wear, then heads to Acorn Hall for a party with her friends.

With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales from Acorn Wood series has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over twenty-five years.

Look out for the other ten Tales from Acorn Wood stories: Frog’s Day Out, Hide-and-Seek Pig, Badger’s Band, Dormouse Has a Cold and more!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
12
Reading age
1–4
Audience
Board
Lexile
~620L
AR book level
~4
Themes & topics
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Kind
Sale price
$1799

Kind

Ages 3–5 · 2019
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 24, 2025
First published
April 10, 2025
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781035044962

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