Coming Soon from Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, and Matthew Myers: Battle Bunny

I am a big fan of subversive books, say the”recommended inappropriate books for kids” featured inLane Smith’sCurious Pages.That said, I also have observed that kids respond better to some of these more than others, an issue I explored years ago ina Horn Book article “Pets and Other Fishy Books.” So when I ran into Jon Scieszka a few months ago and he excitedly told me about the forthcomingBattle Bunny, I was intrigued but also wary — was this a book kids would get or would it be something mor...