One day Pelegrina's grandmother gave her granddaughter Abilene an amazing toy rabbit named Edward Tulane. He was made of the finest porcelain, he had a whole wardrobe of exquisite silk suits and even a gold watch on a chain. Abilene adored her rabbit, kissed him, dressed him up and wound his watch every morning. And the rabbit loved no one but himself.

Once Abilene and her parents went on a sea voyage, and the rabbit Edward, falling overboard, ended up at the very bottom of the ocean. An old fisherman caught it and brought it to his wife. Then the rabbit fell into the hands of different people - good and evil, noble and treacherous. Edward faced many trials, but the more difficult it was for him, the sooner his callous heart thawed: he learned to respond with love to love.

The author of the illustrations is Bagram Ibatullin.