The rabbit is a magician and a treewalker, able to transport himself between worlds. Upon following the instructions within he summons an old magician's trunk-and a six foot tall talking rabbit in a purple frock coat called the Marquis de Hoto. He certainly finds adventure in the form of a strangely alive letter that bounds out of his mailbox. Jeremiah Hazelnut is a cheerful young lad who heads out one morning determined to make the most of the two days of summer he has left. It's an engaging companion for an evening's play but unfortunately it can also be a little too long-winded for its own good. The Night of the Rabbit, an indie point-and-click adventure by Daedalic Entertainment, is the digital equivalent of those picture books: visually and aurally lush, with a cast of charming animal characters and a human boy as the plucky protagonist. Milne and Beatrix Potter were a soothing antidote to the frequent cruelty and unfairness of daily life. Do you remember the picture books of your childhood? The cozy, sun-dappled worlds encountered in the pages of A.
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