Honey Bunny's Honey Bear

P.J. Funnybunny #13

by Marilyn Sadler

In this delightful Step 2, Honey Bunny Funnybunny likes Eddy Bear, but he never notices her. She wears her prettiest dress, tries to play ball with him, and even makes him a valentine–all to no avail. But Honey Bunny’s questions are answered and her heart mended in a surprise ending sure to please kids and parents alike.

Genres: Childrens, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

With a degree in fine arts, Marilyn Sadler assumed she would be an illustrator. But when early in her career she was presented with an opportunity to write, she seized it and quickly discovered that she had found her true love. No sad, sappy stories for her, however. She likes to make herself laugh, and with that her characters usually end up looking pretty silly for one reason or another.

Her first children’s book featured a fastidious little English boy named Alistair Grittle and was originally created for the English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, as well as for Simon & Schuster in the United States. Having created a boy with such perfect behavior, she then turned her attention to a not so perfectly behaved little boy. His name was P.J. Funnybunny, and he has existed in a series of books for Random House, including the highly prestigious Dr. Seuss Cat In the Hat series.

Marilyn’s television credits include two PBS Reading Rainbow programs featuring Alistair, an Alistair program for the BBC, three ABC Weekend Specials featuring P.J. Funnybunny, and a show based on her children’s book, "Elizabeth and Larry", for Showtime’s Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories.

Between 1999 and 2004, The Disney Channel produced three Original Movies based on her book, "Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century". Each of Disney’s Zenon movies had exceptionally high ratings, with Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century and Zenon the Zequel among the highest rated shows in the history of The Disney Channel.

In 2004, Playhouse Disney began production on Marilyn and Roger Bollen's animated series, Handy Manny. Handy Manny premiered September 16, 2006, as the highest rated Playhouse Disney series premiere of all time. In 2009, Marilyn was nominated for an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of Handy Manny.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library Book. PJ Funnybunny books are loved in our home so I have been attempting to acquire all of these to read to our little man. This one was a bit above his head with a romantic aspect (three at the time) but it was still very cute and he enjoyed the story and the illustrations. And - it doesn't have PJ in the book, just his sister, Hunny.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy book to read. A book that shows if a person doesn't seem interested in you, it might not have anything to do with you. Maybe they need glasses :)

[Terry]

We've got a review of this learning-to-read book at the Reading Tub.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

For: bunny fans; readers wanting a sweet book with romance and a cute twist at the end.

Possible red flags: feeling rejected.

[IrenesBookReviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bunny really likes a certain bear in her class. She does different things to get his attention. She goes home with hurt feelings when it seems he has ignored her. She returns the next day to school to find the bear wearing glasses. The bear does notice her and she is very happy.

I enjoyed the book. It had a great moral to it. The one bunny doesn’t understand why the bear does not seem to pay any attention to her. In the end the bear shows up wearing glasses and definitely notices her. Sometimes we think someone is being rude or for some reason just does not like us but in reality they have their own problems going on.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honey Bunny wants Eddy Bear to be her friend. He seems to be funny, reading his book upside down, running into the walls, wearing two different shoes. etc. She tries to dress up for him. She even writes him a special note. And after all that he doesn't seem to pay attention to her! She doesn't know what to do. But decides to be his friend anyhow. Then the next day she looks for him and finds he is now wearing glasses! And he looked right at her!

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book about a girl bunny who likes a boy bear.

[Awjtf · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it!

[Ryota · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story of one-sided loved turning into...