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Bunches and Bunches of Bunnies

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This book is an absolute scream!

Believe it or not, my college bookstore actually carried this item. As a pre-exam stress break, I picked it up and started thumbing through it. I laughed so hard that I had to buy it.

_Bunches...of Bunnies_ is a book written to teach children the wonders of multiplication in a fun, silly way. Low on text, and high on pictures, this is meant for the just-learning-to-read set.

I just think the pictures are so adorable. Unlike a typical children's book, in _Bunches...of Bunnies_, the expressive and sometimes mischevious bunnies are featured doing everything from going to school to playing pool.

I can't wait until I become an aunt, as I plan to buy this for all my nieces and nephews.

I had this book when I was a child, and has remained with me through the years. Children will enjoy how the bunnies multiply, and the repetition of phrases is an excellent learning tool. Also, the rhyming will keep their attention. Simply a wonderful, snuggle-up-with-your-kids and read it book! Both parents and children alike will love it.

I had this book when it first came out, but rediscovered it recently. What I always remembered was the simple but engaging way the multiplicative squares (1 x 1, 2 x 2, etc.) are presented -- with increasingly large groups of bunnies. Easy rhymes and darling pictures help beginning mathematicians grasp the underlying concept of multiplication without being overt about it. Younger childern will simply like all the bunnies doing silly things.

I had this book as kid and when the opportunity came to add it to my classroom, I was thrilled to share it with a younger generation.

Starting with a bunny flipping over in the clover, the reader is introduced to the multiplication of 1x1=1.
When 2 bunnies who are walking their babies start to talk, the reader knows that 2x2=4.
And on it goes with the multiplication of bunnies through repetitive text and lively illustrations.

There's also a great introduction to vocab and activities based on where the groups of bunnies are. For example, when we reach a beach scene, we know there are groups of 8 bunnies doing each of the following:

*building forts,
*swimming in the ocean,
*riding rafts,
*using suntan lotion
*trying sports
*hiding in the sand
*finding shells
*hearing bells

Nine bunnies do 9 different activities and the same with groups of 10, 11, and 12.

Instead of children learning their multiplication tables by rote, this book is a great way to introduce the concept.