Lunch Bunnies (Paperback)

by Kathryn Lasky (Author), Marylin Hafner (Illustrator) "Clyde was practicing..." (more)

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Amazon.com Review
"Mystery goosh" is a term we can all associate with some cafeteria or other. In Lunch Bunnies, it describes the cafeteria that Clyde, a first grader on his first day of school, must face. He has heard about the dreaded gruel and tyrannical lunchroom staff from his older brother. Rising above his fears, Clyde does fine in the lunchroom and even has the opportunity to share his strength with a classmate, Rosemary, who slips in a puddle of juice and goes flying. (Ages 4 to 8) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly
First-grader Clyde overcomes his fear of school and the cafeteria by helping a classmate. "Readers will line up for seconds," said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316515868
• ISBN-13: 978-0316515863
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #412,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for kids going from kindergarten to 1st grade!, June 29, 2001

By	Rocco B. Rubino "Rocco R." (Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I absolutely adore books like this because they take a lighthearted, yet sensitive look at concerns that are very real in the minds of small children as they enter school.

Lunch Bunnies is the story of a little boy named Clyde who harbors an irrational fear of making a fool out of himself on his first day of school, in the lunchroom. Anyone with small children can instantly relate how Clyde becomes obsessive with doing the lunchroom thing right!

The night before his first day at a new school, Clyde is seen "practicing" by carrying a tray of food. Of course there is a big brother present (Jefferson)who does his best to plant seeds of doubt in Clyde's mind and delights in tormenting the poor lad with stories of inedible food ("Mystery Goosh), and the ubiquitous lunch ladies with "bristly" faces who have all of the charm and caring of a Third World Dictator. Poor Clyde is scared to death!

My favorite part of the book was when it was time for the children to queue up, and proceed into the lunchroom. As a teacher of small children myself, I can't help but wonder if the author is not poking gentle fun at the anality of the lunchroom ritual, where children must quietly, in monk-like manner, line up and process orderly, much as inmates are required to in correctional centers.

Nevertheless, this book was a hit with my 10 year old daughter when she first started school, and it is a hit with my son, who will start first grade this fall. All children, and even some of us adults, have irrational fears that we blow way out of proportion. But the message of Lunch Bunnies, a message adults would do well to heed, is that nothing is as bad as we imagine it, and things always seem to work out just fine.

5.0 out of 5 stars good book, November 2, 2008

By	Jon Pedersen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lunch Bunnies (Hardcover)

Our daughter loved the book. Was a little scared of the lunchroom. Better now. Thanks

5.0 out of 5 stars A delight for children and adults, September 2, 2007

By	D. Chandler (Kerikeri, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a really great little story. Incredibly funny in an "it's-all-too-true" sort of way. I love reading it aloud to my 3 and 5 year old with acted out voices for the characters, like a fearful Clyde, a sneering Jefferson, a soft-hearted Mom, a clueless Dad, and lunch ladies that sound like Marge's sisters on the Simpsons. We get this from the library (sorry, Amazon) constantly. We also like Science Fair Bunnies, and the next time we are in the U.S. I will try to get the rest of the "...Bunnies".