15. A Celebrity Encounter

One afternoon, while wandering around the tall buildings of downtown Seattle, Fluffy and her friends detoured into a large Barnes and Noble bookstore to look at Maui guidebooks in preparation for their next journey. One friend looked for surfing books, the other was distracted by Hawaiian tree identification books, and Fluffy herself was most interested in gazing at glossy photos of palm adorned beaches.

However, their perusing was interrupted by an announcement on the store P.A. system: THE Peter Rabbit would be visiting the children's section at 2:30 pm for storytime!


In the world of rabbits, there are few peers as highly esteemed as Peter. There may be Bugs Bunny and Roger Rabbit, but what they offer in comedic abilities they lack in classical appeal. Other than the Easter Bunny, who really must be considered a deity of Animalia, Peter Rabbit is of unprecedented celebrity status.

Fluffy hurriedly hopped over to the children's section, and through the crowd of tots she saw him. Feeling shy, she peered at her idol from the back row. Once storytime ended, her friends encouraged her to go up front and introduce herself. She found Peter to be as friendly and gracious as she could ever hope. And it was the photo opportunity of a lifetime!