Rabbit Pirates: A Tale of the Spinach Main
by: Judy Cox/Emily Arnold McCully

Hardcover. NY, Browndeer Press/Harcourt, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Color illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully. Monsieur Lapin and Monsieur Blanc own the Spinach Main, a restaurant in the south of France famous for its fresh vegetables and excellent cuisine. Business is good until the day Monsieur Reynard, the fox, walks in. "Such tasty patrons--I mean portions," he says. "I plan to eat here often." The restaurant empties. What can Monsieur Lapin and Monsieur Blanc do? They have given up their pirate ways and are now rabbits of peace, but the fox is not easily discouraged. Clean copy.