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Hattie the rabbit is trying very hard to behave — with predictably charming results.
Author/Illustrator: Dick Gackenbach
Series: Harper & Row Early I Can Read Books
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Copyright: 1977
Format: Hardcover
Dimensions: 6.25" x 8.75"
Reading Level: Ages 6–8
Condition: Very good — light cover wear, bumped corners; name written on top of front cover, ink dot on spine; interior clean, no torn or folded pages, no writing inside. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Written and illustrated by Dick Gackenbach — who also illustrated The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer, also available in the shop — this Harper & Row early reader from 1977 is exactly the kind of book that made the I Can Read series beloved across generations, warm and funny and perfectly paced for beginning readers discovering chapter-length stories.
A sweet gift for early readers or anyone who has a soft spot for the golden age of beginning readers.
The I Can Read series was launched by Harper & Row (now HarperCollins) in 1957 with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear, establishing a now-standard format of simple vocabulary and short chapters designed to bridge the gap between picture books and full novels. Dick Gackenbach, a former advertising art director, became one of the series' most prolific contributors, ultimately writing and illustrating dozens of books built around gently comic, everyday childhood mishaps.
Browse our shop for more vintage I Can Read books and 1970s children's literature to round out your collection.
