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A Boy and His Bunny

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This wonderful story is sure to be a classic for schools and libraries across the country! Pre-School, Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers will find this story a true new classic, useful for developing humor and creativity in even the most resistant child. Imagine doing all of the activities teachers have done with IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE, and your mind can soar from there. The ideas are endless, just like the older sister coming in with with an alligator on her head. This story begs "What else?" questions. "What else could he (or you) do with a bunny on his (your) head? What else could be on his head, his mother's head, his teacher's head, etc." Children can practice writing and computer skills utilizing this book, do art and math work, social studies, etc. Take it from me, a recently retired teacher and elementary school librarian, kids will LOVE this story. It's absolutely charming and I highly recommend it!

I found this book today and I totally love it! It is a rhyming story about a boy who wakes up to find a bunny on his head and how he is still capable of doing anything he sets his mind on. This book is great for younger kids. The words are big and there are not too many words on a page, and the story is pretty simple and short. It is silly and humorous and sure to cause a case of the giggles. The illustrations are clean, simple, and adorable. I bought this book for a friend of mine who is having a children's book shower. The story reminds me of an old favorite book from my childhood, Imogene's Antlers. Instead of waking up with antlers on the head, it's a bunny!

This book is fantastic. My son loves it! We borrowed it from the library 4 times in a row so I finally came online to buy it for him. He walks around my house saying Oui Oui French can be said....

It's a must read every night before bed.

My daughter received this book as an Easter present and it has quickly become her favorite book! The story is sweet and creative and the illustrations are fun and amusing! The book's simple premise of "You can do anything...with a bunny on your head!" takes us all on a journey of imagination and adventure. From riding on mopeds to exploring seabeds, this is a terrific book for young and old. We've now made a family game of coming up with new ideas of what we'd all do if "Fred" were on our head...Highly recommend it!!! It's my Mother's Day present to all my friends with young children!

It is so refreshing to see such a cleanly illustrated and sweet story (with a good lesson thrown in as well)...should make a great Easter gift for all my nieces and nephews, sure to be a classic. Bravo!

This book is a great favorite among my library story time groups - it's
funny and imaginative and elicits a lot of giggles and guffaws. I give
each child a picture of a bunny to hold over his or her own head while
I read the story. They love it. I wanted to buy a copy for my grandson,
but - I can't believe it - this award-winning book is permanently out of stock!
What's wrong with publishers??

I have finally read the prequel and sequel to A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy. Having read the entire trilogy (perhaps with more to come), I feel like my life is complete. These are some of my most favorite picture books of all time.

The genius started in 2005 with A Boy and His Bunny when a boy woke up with a bunny on his head. Boy and Bunny decided to roll with it. Stranger things had probably happened somewhere so why get upset over something so minor?

Boy's mother (I call him this because unlike the other series characters, the original Boy has no name although he does take the time to name Bunny Fred) was less adaptible.

You know, I hate to tell you, but it's got to be said. You have a great big bunny on your head!

This launches a lecture from both Boy and Fred on how rabbits peacefully coexisting on one's head in no way limits one's mobility or ability. You could read a book, lead an army, indeed even ride a bobsled with a bunny on your head. Thus enlightened, the mother recants and admits that Fred does look kind of cool on her son's head.

Her opinion was immediately thrown into question, however, when Boy's sister walked in with a small alligator on her head. (You will of course recognize my beloved Claire and Pierre from A Girl and Her Gator.)

I like these books because they are simple yet complex. The story is written and rhyme and could arguably be seen as a commentary on tolerance and the fact that different does not mean diminished. At the same time, the illustrations are presented on clean (usually white backgrounds) which makes them pop.

In terms of reading aloud, the book is large enough that the minimalist illustrations can be seen clearly. While entertaining, the text is not so dense as to bore children (or tire the reader). Really, aside from Boy not having a name--a fact that kind of made me crazy when I realized it--A Boy and His Bunny is just as entertaining as its sequel A Girl and Her Gator although the latter remains superior simply because of Claire and its general pinkness. After reading the sequel the fun continues in A Bear and His Boy.

This is a great book. My son is 5, when we got it I read it to him and he asked me to read it again right away. He really likes it!

Such a cute, funny book. Enjoyable for our daughter and for us. The illustrations are great!

My two year old daughter recently received this book as a gift from her grandparents. As she had been dropping not-so-subtle hints for disbursements of candy, chocolate or potato chips over the last several months, she was less than thrilled. To say she was angry, would be to put it mildly. To say she threatened to run away to live with the Care Bears would be an out and out lie, as she said nothing of the sort. But, really, you could see it in her eyes.

Her attitude, however, quickly changed after we opened the book (and, I'm admitting somewhat reluctantly here, some Taffy). She was fascinated by the simple, almost sophmoric, art direction, the equally simple, almost yo-yoey, word play. Taken seperately, the reader would be left wishing for more. Together, they are powerful, mesmerizing relationship, like Bogie and Bacall, Brad and Jennnifer, Jay Leno and his wife, whatshername.

This is a wonderful, fascinating tale that is best appreciated through the eyes of a child. Our daughter remains as rapt today as she was eight days ago when she first received this wonderful tome. For a child fueled almost exclusively by sugar, aspartame, sucrose, high fructose corn sryup and pudding, this is saying something.

Bravo to the authors. Would I be lying if I said I wanted to see a sequeal? No. I wouldn't. Would I be lying if I said I didn't sneak some of that Taffy from my daughter? Yes, yes, I would.