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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny #1)
by
Mo Willems
Merging expressive cartoon network-esque illustrations with beautiful black and white photographs of Brooklyn, this funny story tells how Trixie and Knuffle Bunny's trip to the laundromat with Dad goes terribly wrong when Trixie realizes some bunny's been left behind...! Her attempts to alert Dad all the way home are unsuccessful, until Mum points out that Knuffle Bunny is...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
July 7th 2005
by Walker Books Ltd
(first published July 12th 2004)
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If you've ever been the 'victim' of a toddler temper tantrum you MUST read this book. Although tantrums are (mostly) a thing of the past in our world I remember them all too well! You don't know humiliation until you have a toddler go 'boneless' on you while screaming her head off. This book tells the story of pre-verbal Trixie and the chaos that ensues when her father misplaces the all-important Knuffle Bunny at the laundromat! It's one of the most realistic picture books I've ever read and hys...more
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“Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale” is a Caldecott Honor book from Mo Willems, creator of Cartoon Network’s “Sheep in the Big City.” This book is about how a toddler named Trixie loses her Knuffle Bunny at the Laundromat and has a hard time trying to tell her dad that they lost Knuffle Bunny. “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale” is truly one of the most brilliant children’s books ever written that children will love for many years!
Mo Willems has truly done a brilliant job at writing and illustratin...more
Mo Willems has truly done a brilliant job at writing and illustratin...more
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A little addition to my previous thoughts, now that my daughter has discovered this book. Nothing beats the big smile she breaks into every time I read this book. Just an all around hit with my kids.
I've heard a lot about Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems but it is a popular book and therefor difficult to find a copy of at the Library. A few weeks ago I saw it sitting on a display and made a bee line to it so I could snatch it up.
The book instantly became a hit with Red. When we left the library that...more
I've heard a lot about Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems but it is a popular book and therefor difficult to find a copy of at the Library. A few weeks ago I saw it sitting on a display and made a bee line to it so I could snatch it up.
The book instantly became a hit with Red. When we left the library that...more
Okay, so I debated adding the picture books I've read because they are so short and when you've worked in a children's library they can quickly add up. That can be slightly misleading when the book count at the top says, "you have read 1965 books!" That being said, I'm only putting on my absolute favorites and what I consider to be quality children's literture. People are always having babies and books make a good gift. So here are my suggestions just in case you've ever been tempted to pick up...more
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I'd give this book extra stars if I could (5 is so limiting, no?) for the amount of times the phrase "she went boneless" has made me laugh at completely random moments during my work day. It's a perfect description of what toddlers do during a tantrum. You know, when they collapse on the ground (this is great fun in a public place) making them nearly impossible to lift. I also happen to love these illustrations, with simply rendered drawings superimposed on black and white urban scenery (Brookly...more
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What is it about Mo Willems' children's stories that they can tickle grown-ups and kids alike? I can only surmise that the characters and situations are relatable to both adults (parents, especially) and to children. When it comes to Knuffle Bunny, most kids can remember a time when they lost a special toy, and parents sympathize with the agony of a toddler throwing a fit in public. Plus Willems' books are good fun.
Knuffle Bunny follows in the tradition of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: ir...more
Knuffle Bunny follows in the tradition of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: ir...more
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Williams is a visually interesting picture book. The author tells a story of a toddler who loses his beloved stuff animal, Knuffle Bunny. The author uses photographs in combination with cartoon like drawings in the story. The contrast between the black and white photographs and the colorful and expressive cartoon drawings present a very creative book. I especially enjoyed the Tixie's expressions. The storyline is comical but, also, very common and true to l...more
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Just this week my son's father (referred to from this point forward, as He, with a capital H), called me and frantically explained that our son left his blankie at school.
His blankie is much like Knuffle Bunny, whom we have all grown to love, along with Trixie and her caffeine-deprived dad in this 'cautionary tale' by Mo Willems.
Poor Dad. He doesn't understand why Trixie is so upset until the front door opens and Mom's first words are, "Where's Knuffle Bunny?" The panic that ensues after this i...more
His blankie is much like Knuffle Bunny, whom we have all grown to love, along with Trixie and her caffeine-deprived dad in this 'cautionary tale' by Mo Willems.
Poor Dad. He doesn't understand why Trixie is so upset until the front door opens and Mom's first words are, "Where's Knuffle Bunny?" The panic that ensues after this i...more
This book follows the adventures of young Trixie and her father as they walk across town to the Laundromat. Trixie is enjoying this outing with her father until she notices something terribly wrong on the way back home. She tries to the best of her effort to let her father know what is wrong, but fails and it leads to both parties being very frustrated by the time they get back home. Luckily, her mother knows just what is wrong and the family rushes back to the Laundromat to fix the problem.
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If your child has a blankie, stuffed animal or other comfort item, you will appreciate this little tale of a girl and her father doing laundry at the local Laundromat. Mo Willems combines photographs of his own neighborhood in New York City, and superimposes his colorful drawings into the pictures. What you get is a really effective storyboard. (In a most of candor, Willems admitted that he Photo-shopped all the trash and debris out of the pictures when he noticed how dirty his neighborhood look...more
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A great story to which children AND their parents will relate! As the main character, Trixie, struggles to communicate the loss of her lovey to her easy going Daddy, he repeatedly misinterprets her cues, and thinks Trixie is just getting “fussy.” As Trixie’s father fails to understand Trixie’s exasperated babble, Trixie spirals into a desperate tantrum – “bawling” and going “boneless.”
The author/illustrator’s character sketches merged with black and white photography succeed at capturing dadd...more
The author/illustrator’s character sketches merged with black and white photography succeed at capturing dadd...more
Audience: The audience for this book is primary elementary school. Because of the fun illustrations and length of the book, I think it would best fit 1st and 2nd graders.
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 1st and 2nd graders because of the content. Most young children have special items in their lives, so they can relate to Trixie. I also believe the realistic illustrations will appeal to young children. The illustrator uses real life photographs and places cartoon characters within the p...more
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 1st and 2nd graders because of the content. Most young children have special items in their lives, so they can relate to Trixie. I also believe the realistic illustrations will appeal to young children. The illustrator uses real life photographs and places cartoon characters within the p...more
Mo Willems is the current children's book Juggernaut. It seems all of his books are hits. His Pigeon books are hilarious. His Elephant and Piggie series: brilliant.
Of his oeuvre though, I contend that the Knuffle Bunny series is the best. Of the 3 books, 2 won the Caldecott Medal.
So, we read all three in order tonight. Here is Eleanor's review for the first one:
Me: Tell me why you liked the first book.
E: Because Trixie was a baby. And I like babies.
Me: Tell me what happened in the book.
E: KNUFFL...more
Of his oeuvre though, I contend that the Knuffle Bunny series is the best. Of the 3 books, 2 won the Caldecott Medal.
So, we read all three in order tonight. Here is Eleanor's review for the first one:
Me: Tell me why you liked the first book.
E: Because Trixie was a baby. And I like babies.
Me: Tell me what happened in the book.
E: KNUFFL...more
Caldecott Honor (2005)
Genre – Contemporary Picture Book
Summary:
Trixie is a toddler who is off on adventure to help her father at the Laundromat. On the way home she realizes that she no longer has her stuffed bunny. She tries to tell her father, however he doesn’t understand and she is forced to throw a fit. When they arrive home Mom asks where “Knuffle Bunny” is and it doesn’t take long before they are off looking for the lost bunny.
A) Illustrations
B) The illustrations are able to convey the e...more
Genre – Contemporary Picture Book
Summary:
Trixie is a toddler who is off on adventure to help her father at the Laundromat. On the way home she realizes that she no longer has her stuffed bunny. She tries to tell her father, however he doesn’t understand and she is forced to throw a fit. When they arrive home Mom asks where “Knuffle Bunny” is and it doesn’t take long before they are off looking for the lost bunny.
A) Illustrations
B) The illustrations are able to convey the e...more
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Review: From School Library Journal
Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1–Trixie steps lively as she goes on an errand with her daddy, down the block, through the park, past the school, to the Laundromat. For the toddler, loading and putting money into the machine invoke wide-eyed pleasure. But, on the return home, she realizes something. Readers will know immediately that her stuffed bunny has been left behind but try as she might, (in hilarious gibberish), she cannot get her...more
Review: From School Library Journal
Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1–Trixie steps lively as she goes on an errand with her daddy, down the block, through the park, past the school, to the Laundromat. For the toddler, loading and putting money into the machine invoke wide-eyed pleasure. But, on the return home, she realizes something. Readers will know immediately that her stuffed bunny has been left behind but try as she might, (in hilarious gibberish), she cannot get her...more
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems is a picturebook for children birth through age five (N). Trixie and her daddy set off on an errand with her beloved Knuffle Bunny in tow. But before they arrive home young Trixie realizes that Knuffle Bunny has been lost. Mommy, Daddy, and Trixie set off on a harrowing journey to rescue and bring Knuffle Bunny safely home.
Young readers would be immediately entranced with the vivid illustrations. The author uses real-life photos with cartoon type sketches superimposed...more
Young readers would be immediately entranced with the vivid illustrations. The author uses real-life photos with cartoon type sketches superimposed...more
1. Genre: Contemporary Picture Book
2. Summary: When Trixie and her father visit the Laundromat, a terrible mistake happens: Trixie’s father accidentally puts Trixie’s favorite stuffed animal into the washing machine. When young Trixie, a little girl who doesn’t know how to talk yet, tries to tell her father what had happen, he cannot understand what she is saying. It is not until they both arrive home and Trixie’s mother asks, “Where’s Knuffle Bunny?” Trixie and her dad race back to the Laundro...more
2. Summary: When Trixie and her father visit the Laundromat, a terrible mistake happens: Trixie’s father accidentally puts Trixie’s favorite stuffed animal into the washing machine. When young Trixie, a little girl who doesn’t know how to talk yet, tries to tell her father what had happen, he cannot understand what she is saying. It is not until they both arrive home and Trixie’s mother asks, “Where’s Knuffle Bunny?” Trixie and her dad race back to the Laundro...more
Genre: Picture book, Other.
Summary: While running an errand with dad, Trixie forgets her beloved Knuffle Bunny. The impending toddler tantrum occurs before the dad knows what’s missing. Leave it to mom to realize right away and lead the family on the hunt to find knuffle bunny!
Critique:
a. The use of mixed media to create fun and different illustrations.
b. The people in the story are animated in a cartoon style, while the background is actually graphic media. It looks as thought the characters we...more
Aug 03, 2012
Christina Taylor
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In Knuffle Bunny, Willems expertly manipulates the readers’ response by maximizing his use of the book’s composition to relate the story of a trip to the laundromat that turns unexpectedly dramatic. On the dust jacket flap, the reader is greeted by a brief plot summary that alludes to Knuffle Bunny’s fate. The end pages establish the book’s signature illustrative style--“a melding of hand-drawn ink sketches and digital photography”--by repeating one image over and over again: Knuffle Bunny as se...more
1.This is a picture book, other.
2.Trixie, a toddler, gets to go on an errand with her Dad to the Laundromat but only if she can take her beloved Knuffle Bunny. When Daddy and Trixie lose her bunny, they retrace their steps through the city trying to find her.
3.A. Mo Willems created a story that appeals to children of all ages and adults alike. Parents can clearly identify with Trixie’s mom and dad while everyone can feel for Trixie and her sense of loss of the most important bunny in the world,...more
2.Trixie, a toddler, gets to go on an errand with her Dad to the Laundromat but only if she can take her beloved Knuffle Bunny. When Daddy and Trixie lose her bunny, they retrace their steps through the city trying to find her.
3.A. Mo Willems created a story that appeals to children of all ages and adults alike. Parents can clearly identify with Trixie’s mom and dad while everyone can feel for Trixie and her sense of loss of the most important bunny in the world,...more
Knuffle Bunny
By Mo Willems
Genre: Traditional
Trixie and her daddy go out for a day of errand running. They go through the park, past the bakery and into the Laundromat. On their way home, Trixie realizes something. Too young to speak, she tries to convey that she has lost something to her father. It isn’t until they get all the way home and Trixie is in meltdown mode that her mother asks where Knuffle Bunny went. The whole family retraces the steps of Trixie and her father. You will have to read...more
By Mo Willems
Genre: Traditional
Trixie and her daddy go out for a day of errand running. They go through the park, past the bakery and into the Laundromat. On their way home, Trixie realizes something. Too young to speak, she tries to convey that she has lost something to her father. It isn’t until they get all the way home and Trixie is in meltdown mode that her mother asks where Knuffle Bunny went. The whole family retraces the steps of Trixie and her father. You will have to read...more
a. Willems, Mo. 2004. KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 0786818700
b. Trixie is spending the day helping her dad do the laundry down the street in this believable and realistic storybook. On her way home, she realizes she’s left her beloved Knufflebunny in the laundromat! She begins to throw a fit on the sidewalk and her poor father can’t understand her toddler gibberish. When they finally get home, her mother realizes she doesn’t have Knufflebunny and...more
b. Trixie is spending the day helping her dad do the laundry down the street in this believable and realistic storybook. On her way home, she realizes she’s left her beloved Knufflebunny in the laundromat! She begins to throw a fit on the sidewalk and her poor father can’t understand her toddler gibberish. When they finally get home, her mother realizes she doesn’t have Knufflebunny and...more
Generally I don't add picture books on here. If I do reach my goal of reading 100 books in 2010, I'm going to be really disappointed with myself when I realize that one of those books has less words than this review does. But y'all, this book is so good. Seriously! The art is wonderful; the story is equally enjoyable for kids and adults. Show me a two year-old who doesn't repeatedly request Knuffle Bunny after having it read to them once, and I'll show you a two year-old who doesn't know how to...more
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Personal Response: This was a very quick and fun picture book. I particularly loved the use of black-and-white photography as well as the bright colors of the characters. Trixie’s facial expressions are just as dramatic and lively as a real child, making me laugh quite a bit.
Evaluation: Willems uses rhythmic, repetitive text that is ideal for the youngest readers; children will enjoy the repetition of Trixie and her family going back and forth through the neighborhood to the L...more
Personal Response: This was a very quick and fun picture book. I particularly loved the use of black-and-white photography as well as the bright colors of the characters. Trixie’s facial expressions are just as dramatic and lively as a real child, making me laugh quite a bit.
Evaluation: Willems uses rhythmic, repetitive text that is ideal for the youngest readers; children will enjoy the repetition of Trixie and her family going back and forth through the neighborhood to the L...more
I loved the images of this book; the way the black and white photos worked together with the bright, colorful illustrations, I really thought it brought the characters to life.
What really stuck out to me was Trixie's inability to verbalize her realization that she had left Knuffle Bunny behind. In working with young children, I am always curious as to what is behind those elated shouts of joy, the few heavy tears or the fits of absolute terror. Trixie's father expresses frustration with his daug...more
What really stuck out to me was Trixie's inability to verbalize her realization that she had left Knuffle Bunny behind. In working with young children, I am always curious as to what is behind those elated shouts of joy, the few heavy tears or the fits of absolute terror. Trixie's father expresses frustration with his daug...more
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Knuffle Bunny is the type of book you just can't help but like. Anyone who has ever has a special toy will enjoy looking through this book and following the character Trixie, a toddler whose language skills are yet to be developed. Trixie's dad takes her through the city as he does his errands, and somewehre along the way her special Knuffle Bunny disappears. The illustrations in this book are key to the story because they articulate the different emotions young Trixie is experiencing. With her...more
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I seem to prefer Mo Willems less popular picture books to those for which he is known. Knuffle Bunny fell a little flat to me after devouring The Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon series. The mixed media illustrations are a great deal of fun--particularly for someone who is passingly familiar with NYC. I imagine that for someone intimately familiar with NYC, they'd be even more fun as WIllems' character illustrations are pasted onto black and white photographs of the city. Willems includes passing...more
1. Contemporary Realism
2. A toddler named Trixie went to the laundromat with her dad and helped him wash clothes. On the walk back home, Trixie realized that she had left Knuffle Bunny at the laundromat. After repeatedly trying to get her father's attention, Trixie and her father get home and her mom realizes that Knuffle Bunny is missing.
3. Critique
(a) Use of pictures
(b) Throughout the book there are combinations of illustrations and photographs. The use of photographs made the story seem more...more
2. A toddler named Trixie went to the laundromat with her dad and helped him wash clothes. On the walk back home, Trixie realized that she had left Knuffle Bunny at the laundromat. After repeatedly trying to get her father's attention, Trixie and her father get home and her mom realizes that Knuffle Bunny is missing.
3. Critique
(a) Use of pictures
(b) Throughout the book there are combinations of illustrations and photographs. The use of photographs made the story seem more...more
I enjoyed reading this book and the illustrations. I notice the background is in black and white (real settings) and the characters are in color/cartoon like pictures. It's about a toddler named Trixie who has a stuffed toy bunny she carries with her the whole time. So she goes with her father on the way to the laundromat. She loses her bunny and only realizes that she is without on the way home. She tries to tell her father but the words don't come out right and her father doesn't understand wh...more
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early r...more
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In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early r...more
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