Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny (2005) Toddler Trixie has a great time with her dad on their adventure to the laundry mat, but on the return home, she reali...moreWillems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny (2005) Toddler Trixie has a great time with her dad on their adventure to the laundry mat, but on the return home, she realizes they have forgotten something very important – Knuffle Bunny! Unable to express herself in words Trixie tries everything she knows to get her dad to return to the laundry mat and rescue Knuffle Bunny, but he just doesn’t get it and they both arrive home frustrated and unhappy. Fortunately mom gets it and they all race back in search of Knuffle Bunny. Trixie is so happy and relieved that she utters her first words which are …Knuffle Bunny! I absolutely loved this book. It is the perfect combination of story and illustration. The text is clever because besides rescuing Knuffle Bunny, which is the expected, there is the unexpected ending of Trixie uttering her first words. The illustrations are a combination of muted photographs with cartoon figures superimposed on them. The expressions on the cartoon faces are priceless. Although this would be a hard book to top, there is a sequel – Knuffle Bunny Toowhich is just as good.Mo Willems is one of the hottest children’s authors around these days and rightly so. Our library recently sponsored a Mo WillemsDay which was well attended. (less)
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