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When Bunny joins Miss Pooch's class, Pete can't stop staring at her. He thinks about Bunny all the time--even when he's eating dinner and when he's brushing his teeth. But when Pete sits next to Bunny on the school bus, the other kids all shout, "Pete likes Bunny! Pete likes Bunny!" At home, a dejected Pete confides in Mom, who thoughtfully suggests that Pete give Bunny flowers. As in the first two Pete books, Pete Won't Eat and Pete Makes a Mistake, Emily Arnold McCully portrays profound emotions and important relationships--especially between parent and child--through simple text and eloquent body language and facial expressions.
Author Notes
Emily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois on July 1, 1939. She graduated from Pembroke College, now a part of Brown University, in 1961 and received an M.A. in art history from Columbia University.
After graduation, she held a variety of jobs in the art field that included being a commercial artist, a designer of paperback covers, and illustrating advertisements. When one of her illustrations was seen on an advertisement in the subway, she was asked to illustrate Greg Panetta's Sea Beach Express. She accepted that offer and went on to illustrate over 100 children's books. In 1969, she illustrated Meindert de Jong's Journey from the Peppermint Express, which was the first children's book to receive the National Book Award.
Her first solo venture, Picnic, won the Christopher Award in 1985. Mirette on the High Wire won the Caldecott Medal in 1993. Her other children's books include Amazing Felix, Crossing the New Bridge, Grandmas at the Lake, My Real Family, and The Pirate Queen.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-This early reader takes place in a classroom where the students and teacher are animals. Mrs. Pooch introduces the class to a new student, Bunny, who is assigned a seat next to Pete, who is a pig. "Pete stares at Bunny. He cannot help it./Bunny is perfect!/He thinks about Bunny all the time." The next day, when Pete sits next to Bunny on the bus, kids taunt him and disrupt the class, saying, "Pete likes Bunny!" Pete's mom encourages him to pick flowers for Bunny, and Bunny gives Pete some homemade cookies. Now when the class sings about Pete liking Bunny, the duo don't mind, "because it's true." The mature theme of a sustained crush brings to mind James Marshall's Fox in Love, which features animal characters in a longer beginning reader format. McCully's text is far simpler, and her watercolor cartoon characters have a lot of charm. VERDICT Even kids who don't necessarily relate to the tender romance will appreciate the straightforward vocabulary, repetition, sight clues, and other elements that build fluency. A solid addition to most collections.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Young pig Pete is enamored with his new classmate, Bunny. When his other classmates catch on, they tease him, prompting Pete to worry that Bunny will not return his feelings. (Spoiler alert: she does!) McCullly's sentences are simple but pointed, making the story appealing to emergent readers. The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations of the animal-populated classroom add an extra layer of humor. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
In this winsome offering for new readers, Pete is hopelessly smitten by Bunny, the new girl in school. He stares at her, dreams about her, and finally takes action: he sits next to her on the bus. When their classmates start chanting Pete likes Bunny, Pete is completely embarrassed and fears Bunny will never like him. His mother suggests a timeless solution: take Bunny flowers. Pete follows through, only to find that Bunny has made him cookies. This establishes them as a couple, and when the other kids take up their Bunny likes Pete, Pete likes Bunny refrain, the two don't mind because it's true. The simple illustrations align delightfully with the oversize text. Pete, our protagonist, is a pig, and Bunny is, well, a bunny. Other classmates include sheep, cats, dogs, and a mouse. Facial expressions and body language reflect a typical elementary-school social scene, adding humor and reinforcing the book's gentle message about doing your own thing. This will encourage new readers and be fun for storytime.--McBroom, Kathleen Copyright 2016 Booklist
