Make Way For Dumb Bunnies [Paperback]

Dav Pilkey (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Dumb Bunnies

Only a dumb bunny would go to the beach in the rain. In this hilariously chaotic tale, Poppa, Momma, and Baby Bunny leave their very silly home to have some soggy fun at the shore. The Dumb Bunnies can be seen on the CBS-TV Saturday morning line-up. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

-84743-0. Tying in with the new Saturday morning cartoon show, these series installments feature the feckless family in a string of misadventures. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3?The Dumb Bunnies are, well, dumb. While Momma and Poppa watch the Orange Bowl and the Super Bowl, Baby watches the Toilet Bowl. When it begins to rain, they decide it is a perfect day to go to the beach. They pack sack lunches, pouring soup into paper bags; they literally buy a tub of popcorn at the movies. There is little plot here, only a cycle of puns and jokes. The humor is unsophisticated and, like Harry Allard and James Marshall's "The Stupids" (Houghton), it is likely to irritate many adults and delight children. Pilkey's illustrations extend the text. The family members?Momma with her cat's-eye glasses, Poppa in his flower-sprigged briefs, and all with huge front teeth?look extremely absurd, yet somehow cheerful. While adults in these enlightened days may feel uneasy about humor at the expense of the supposedly less intellectually gifted, fools and simpletons have a long history in folklore, and children with just enough experience of the world to feel superior will find the Dumb Bunnies funny.?Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590582887
• ISBN-13: 978-0590582889
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,795,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find for the Right Audience!, September 10, 2003

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M. Allen Greenbaum (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make Way For Dumb Bunnies (Paperback)

The type and level of humor in this very funny book is shown in the first four pages: 1. "Early one morning, the Bumb Bunnies were spending some quality time apart (picture of house)". 2. "Poppa Bunny was watching the Super Bowl (bunny with football helmet eating popcorn and watching BOWLING on TV)." 3. "Momma Bunny was watching the Orange Bowl (bunny watching a bowl of oranges while spilling a bag of "MOMCORN")." 4. "...and Baby Bunny was watching the Toilet Bowl... (bunny cheering a toilet)." If this is offensive, you may not want to buy the book. However, for those who like a silly, well-constructed, and colorfully illustrated tale, this is a winner.

The rest of the plot revolves loosely around various trips to the beach, the movies, etc., and is propelled by abundant puns and sight gags (most of which are NOT based on toilet humor). I found it genuinely funny, and an improvement on "The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo"; here the bunnies seem somehow more endearing. The gags are funnier and, sometimes, even sophisticated!

As usual, Dav Pilkey's illustrations are zanily bright and colorful without overwhelming the eyes. I tried to find out the media he used, only to find them listed as "watercolors, India ink, acrylics, gouache, skim milk, and Vick's Vap-O-Rub!" A very entertaining book for any young reader who enjoys the silly, especially those old enough to get the verbal and visual puns. Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" books deliver even more imaginative "bathroom" type humor, but at a higher reading level.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book I ever read..........., November 29, 2001

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Donna "bookworm Mom" (Yonkers, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Make Way For Dumb Bunnies (Paperback)

This book is the funniest because the Dumb Bunnies always do the opposite of the things you should do. They always make mistakes like letting Baby Bunnie drive the car, going bowling in the library and pouring the pooridge on their heads. I am 7 years old and I think kids will like this book very much. Me and my brother and sister laughed so hard when we read about the Dumb Bunnies.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing funnier then a bunch of Dumb Bunnies......, December 3, 2001

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Donna "bookworm Mom" (Yonkers, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Make Way For Dumb Bunnies (Paperback)

This troop will have you in stitches. I bought this book for my kids,and they love it!! The first time I read it for them they just couldnt stop laughing. I never saw my kids laugh so much just from reading a book. So far they all have taken turns bringing it to school. They can hardly wait to see how the Dumb Bunnies handle Easter.
"Thats my boy!!"..heh heh that daddy bunnie......go read the book and enjoy a good laugh with your kids