No More Bottles for Bunny!

by Bernette G. Ford, Sam Williams (Illustrations)

First go the diapers; now it's time for bye-bye to bottle! Adorable Pig and Ducky, who first appeared in No More Diapers for Ducky! , return with an equally appealing new friend. Bunny always sucks on his bottle. But now he has an invitation to Piggy's lovely tea party. And no one drinks tea from a bottle! What will Bunny do?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Rabbits

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

Bernette G. Ford was an American author, editor and publisher. She worked as editor-in-chief at Grosset & Dunlap and later Scholastic Books, where she was vice-president of the Cartwheel imprint, which she helped launch. She was the co-author of the groundbreaking bestseller Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, along with the bestselling Ballet Kitty series, No More Diapers for Ducky, and First Snow.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

NO MORE! NEVER AGAIN! I AM A BIG BOY NOW! Great 'bottle weaning' book!

[Allison Linsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

No More Bottles for Bunny!

Bernette Ford and Sam Williams offer a delightful sequel to their highly acclaimed No More Diapers for Ducky!—and it too deals with a rite of passage that every child goes through. Adorable Pig and Ducky return with a new friend: Bunny, who sucks on his bottle at mealtime, naptime, and playtime. But now Bunny has an invitation to Piggy’s lovely tea party…and no one drinks tea from a bottle! Will Bunny grow up and start using a cup? Once again Ford and Williams teach their lesson gently, with subtle, graceful writing and thoroughly charming characters.
A Main Selection of the Children’s Book of the Month Club.


This book is great for younger kids that are having a hard time giving up their bottle, or maybe a binky. It is hard for kids to give up things that comfort them and remind them of their childhood or mother. This book shows bunny become "a big boy" by giving up his bottle for a cup. If I was to read this book to my class I would read it to the younger classes for example Kindergarten or First graders.

[The Library Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story with nice pictures. Toddlers will enjoy it and may want it read and re-read, so beware!

But, as Bunny's distant cousin Bugs might say, if anyone thinks this story alone is going to wean a bottle lover to a cup, they don't know much about babies, do they?

[Jessica Bearden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a little funny and reminded me of a cartoon I use to watch as a kid. It was pretty good.

[Lanae · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is cute. Even though my three year old nephew hasn't had bottles for a while now he still wanted to sit on the couch and have us read it to him.

[Ruth Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives parents an idea for letting go of the bottle. :)

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is for very young children. I appreciate the gentle tone and illustrations.

For very young readers, this story has very big adventures, tinged with drama and learning about life -- learning so much every day, with a pace of learning-so-much that makes cute-looking babies' experiences incredibly intense (within themselves).

Gentle pictures and simple sentences make this story comfortable, like sitting in the lap of a beloved caregiver.

"Bottles are for babies." One of those tricky lessons to learn!

* Thank you, Bernette Ford, for creating this right-sized story for very young readers. I could read this every day and never read the exact same story twice.
* And thank you, Sam Williams, ingenious watercolor adventurer. Your highly sophisticated drawings surely help keep grownup readers involved-and-delighted.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The baby bunny is so adorable!! Overall I liked the story. It's a good example to show kids the transition from going from a bottle to a cup. The illustrations are adorable. So darn cute! All the animals and especially the cups are drawn so well! Adorable!

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

An infant bunny giving up his bottle. What could be cuter? What premise could I possible love more?

Well, despite its adorable pictures, I found this book annoyingly cute. (Yes I, queen of kittens, said "annoying" and "cute" together in a sentence.) I would have been fine with it, but the language is all baby-fied, which I don't think serves anyone well; parents will find it annoying, and using words like "ducky" and "momma" in a book don't exactly teach your toddler to be articulate, either.

Secondly, I think this book takes a very hard issue that many kids face and over-simplifies the solution. It doesn't really suggest any real coping skills to the reader other than just sucking it up, buttercup, and quit being a baby. The end.

Not one of my favorites. But I'll add a star just for the adorable illustrations.

[Candice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another cute picture book about giving up baby ways. Yesterday it was diapers in No More Diapers for Ducky; today it's the bottle. Bunny is invited to a tea party, but Ducky won't put tea in Bunny's bottle, telling him, "Bottles are for babies." Bunny throws away his bottle and drinks tea from his bunny mug. Like the diaper book, this may work for some children, but certainly not for all. Nevertheless, the illustrations are sweet and colorful and the words simple. A good enough reason to read this to a child.

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter was addicted to her bottle and was almost 4. We read this book one time, I pulled up the trash can and told her at the end of the book that it was time to be a big girl now and throw it away. She threw her bottle in the trash all by herself. It totally worked!

[Adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ducky, Piggy, and Bunny are all very cute characters, and I'd love to see them in more books!

[Jenna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit too repetitious for my taste, but very cute drawing style and I'd like a sippy cup, please.