I Love You, Bunny Rabbit

by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim

Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Shulamith Levey Oppenheim is a published author of many Children's Books. Some of her writtings are Lily Cupboard, Hundredth Name, I Love You, Bunny Rabbit & Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales among many others.

Reviews

[Emme Koutz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Micah has a very special stuffed animal bunny named Bunny Rabbit. Bunny Rabbit is in desperate need of a bath so Micah and his mom was her. Even after a long soak Bunny Rabbit is still full of stains and mother can no longer repair the her old ears. Micah's mom said that it is time to get a new stuffed bunny but once they got to the toy store Micah could not part with Bunny Rabbit. On their way back home they get milkshakes and Micah reminds she still loves him even when he is all sticky and full of stains. I one the themes I think this book has is that even though some people have flaws and differences you should still accept them. This is shown in the book when Micha decides he can't let go of of Bunny Rabbit even though she has numerous problems. I believe it is important to teach these things to children because a lot of people are quick to judge even when they don't know much about someone. I gave this book five stars because I think it has a great message. The message was shown through a very creative way that many kids can relate to. Since, many children have that one special toy or blanket that they don't like to let go of they may understand how Micha is feeling.

[Kourtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the illustrations!

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sweet book. It was a library book, but it is falling apart, so I'm weeding it.

[Carenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The mom was willing to rethink her approach and realized a new bunny was not what her son needed after all.

[Carly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading this book as a child and really enjoying it. Now that I have reread it as an adult, I was not as impressed. Although the illustrations are colorful, they look like they were not completed with a great effort. Even though I did not enjoy the illustrations, the story line was very cute. The boy has a stuffed bunny rabit that he loves so much that it becomes very wore and dirty. When the mother bathes the bunny and it is still dirty, she wants him to get a new bunny rabbit toy. The boy tells his bunny not to worry because he doesn't want any other bunny. Most children will experience something similar to this, so it is a good book for those children. I wish the book would have ended differently, because everything the mother was trying to enforce fell through at the end when the boy didn't get a new bunny or give away his old one. I wish he would have given his old bunny rabbit to a child with no toys and bought a new bunny. Nonetheless, the book is filled with love and positive emotions.

[Carly Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Misty's Pamper's Award

Level: Early

Genre: Picture Book

Topic: Favorite Stuffed Animal

Curricular Use: Guided Reading

Social: Children needing security through stuffed animal, loving a stuffed animal like a child, favorite childhood stuffed animal, not being able to part with an old stuffed animal

Literary Elements: Dialogue, dynamic character (the mom changes her point of view because of how her son compares his relationship with his Bunny Rabbit to the relationship he has with his mother)

Strong connection between pictures and text

[Liane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Picture Book

Reading Level: Early

Topics & Themes: Child's attachment to stuffed rabbit. Love for another object/person in spite of not being perfect.

Curricular Use: Read-aloud.

Literary Elements: Child's personification of stuffed animal. Parallel between Micah's love for bunny and his Mama's love for him.

Text & Pictures: Interaction of pictures and text. Pictures show the reader the wear and stains of the much loved bunny rabbit.

Rating: 3 1/2

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little boy's stuffed bunny just won't get clean anymore and is falling apart. His mother suggests getting a new one but he loves his old one. Liked the comparisons between the boy rabbit relationship and the mother son relationship.

[Wanda]

I almost cry every time we read this book!

[Katie Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main character is named Micah, so my Micah LOVED it! :-)