Bunny Day: Telling time from breakfast to bedtime

Bunnies

by Rick Walton, Paige Miglio (illustrator)

Spend the day with a lovable bunny family from eight o'clock in the morning, when Father Rabbit wakes up his little bunnies, to eight o'clock at night, when Mother Rabbit tucks them into -bed. Every hour bunnies are busy doing something at eleven it's chore time, at one they play, and at seven story time begins. The team that created So Many Bunnies and One More Bunny make telling time fun. Rick Walton's jaunty text and Paige Miglio's warm, detailed illustrations of bunny family life will be a favorite all day long!

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Rabbits, Family, Juvenile

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Born and raised in Utah, Walton is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church. He served as a missionary to Brazil from 1976 to 1978, soon after he graduated from high school. Later, at Brigham Young University, he became president of the Brazil Club. In 1980, he graduated from Brigham Young with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a minor in Portuguese, the language spoken in Brazil.

Walton's education continued after he obtained his degree. In 1980, he went back to Brigham Young for one semester of graduate work in business, but chose not to follow that career path. Deciding to become a teacher, he earned certification in elementary education from Brigham Young in 1987, as well as certification to teach gifted and talented students. Up to that point, he had held a number of jobs, including a year with the parks and recreation department of Provo, Utah. In 1987, he began teaching sixth grade at a local public school, then switched to a private school.

Also interested in computers, Walton would later publish several items of software. He left teaching to accept a position as software designer for IBM in 1989. In 1994, he turned to freelance software design and writing. He also returned to Brigham Young University once again, this time to earn his master's degree in English, with an emphasis on creative writing.

Walton's wife, Ann, with whom he has written many of his books, is a computer programmer. They were married in 1983, and have five children. With Dumb Clucks! and Something's Fishy! in 1987, the Waltons began writing books.

Reviews

[KarenMLISt · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is a beautiful rhythm to this lovingly illustrated story that never fails to regulate my blood pressure. It's idealism as it's best! I would never use this to TEACH time-telling. It is to be savored for it's precious family theme, it's reminder to work a little play a little, it's patience and understanding for little ones, it's message of joy in parenting.... Yes, I get all of these themes when I read this book. This book, for me and my daughter (9 years later), is a 32-page HUG!

[Jennifer Heise]

This addition to the Bunnies early-learning/early skills storybooks puts a family of 5 young bunnies and their mom and dad through the activities of the day hour by hour, from getting up, eating breakfast and working in the garden, to post-dinner evening playtime, goodnight reading, and lights out. Charming illustrations with lots of detail (hey, I'd love to live in these Bunnies' house!) though it seems a bit more forced than the So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book and One More Bunny Board Book

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book about a bunny family spending the day working and playing together. A great book about to help children get a concept of time and what type of activities happen at certain times.

Talking Points: If you were to write a book of time about your typical day, how would it read? What time of day is your favorite time of day and why? What time of day is your least favorite time of day and why?

Essential Oil Pairing Tip: I'd diffuse doTERRA's Motivate essential oil blend. So much of what we need to do through our days we need our motivation to do.

[Christina Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

May is learning about Spring. This is a sweet feeling book that helps with time. Though it would have been helpful to have a clock example while reading to help. Illustrations are full of life and detail.

[Denisha]

I haven't read it yet

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story told in rhyme is nice for a one-on-one read, but not a good group read aloud. The illustrations are the real star of this story.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for learning about time and understanding a daily schedule. Rhyming and cute illustrations too.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read along to see how a family of rabbits and bunnies spend their twelve hour day in this rhyming tale of telling time.

[Amy:) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good way to teach time on a standard clock.

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A family of seven enjoys an idyllic day full of simple daily activities. Unfortunately, despite the extreme detail of the activities of the day bordering on the final season of How I Met Your Mother, we're left learning little about the characters by the end of the novel, except that they live a very regimented existence. The bunnies are as one dimensional as the paper dolls one makes during the designated artistic period of the day.

I wish my kids would sleep from eight to eight. If I had that luxury, I wouldn't be forlornly staring into my teacup with my spouse at the end of the day, our faces full of regret. We'd be partying.

[Ashley Stone]

This book follows a family of rabbits throughout their day from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. They do different activities throughout the day such as meals, chores, and fun in the park. This book would be great for aiding a child in preschool to learn the concept of time. I liked this book because it would be easy for a preschool-aged child to relate to. It would work well with themes like time and family.

[Keegan Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I said I like the bunny books before and this one appeals to me especially because I think time is confusing when you're a kid. Reading this book would give you a good opportunity to talk about time with your kids.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the best books of its kind I've ever read. The bunnies' schedule is very balanced with chores, eating, exercise, reading, and play, always together (only missing school). And the illustrations are incredibly detailed and beautiful. The overall feel of the book is very homey and warm.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute story but my daughter never asked me to read it again.

[Leah Lemon]

Cute book. This book is good for teaching morning, afternoon, and night.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for showing the progression of time during the day. Good for storytimes.

[Emily Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. It reminds me of before I went to school and I stayed at home with my mom, or the summers every year. Waking up and playing and being kids.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

It shows the different activities a family of bunnies do each hour of the day.

[Rosanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

great intro to telling time. he insisted we read it twice.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to teach kids appropriate activities for each hour of the day. Very cute.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute rhyming and matching artwork.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

a cute rhyming book perfect for young elementary learning to tell time. covers an 11 hour day (9am-8pm). each double page is one hour and 4 rhyming lines. talks a lot about chores, 3 square meals, some play time, nap time, and an exercise hour.

[Little Champs]

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