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One brown bunny went out one day to find a friend who'd like to play.
Three black bears crunched their lunch.
"I'm here," said Bunny. "May I munch?"
But the bears all growled and left in a bunch.
Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Ivan Bates create a perfect read-aloud picture book about the wonderful world of friendship. Hop along with one brown bunny as he tries to get two red birds, three black bears, four blue fish, and more to come out and play.
Author Notes
Marion Dane Bauer was born in Oglesby, Illinois. She attended community college first, in her home town, and then went to the University of Missouri when she was a junior to study journalism. She quickly realized that journalism was not for her and changed her focus to the humanities and a degree in English literature. She switched one last time to focus on teaching english, which she did when she graduated college.
After her children were born, Bauer decided to try her hand at writing. She started out with a children's picture book, but discovered that youg adult novels were more to her taste. After making a career out of writing, Bauer became the first Faculty Chair at Vermont College for the only Master of Fine Arts in Writing program devoted exclusively to writing for children and young adults.
Bauer is the author of more than forty books for young people. She has won many awards, including a Jane Addams Peace Association Award for her novel Rain of Fire and an American Library Association Newbery Honor Award for On My Honor and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for the body of her work. Her picture book My Mother is Mine was a New York Times bestseller.
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Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Bunny is looking for a friend. He meets two red birds, three black bears, etc., but the woodland creatures are too busy to tarry. Poor Bunny is left all alone, but then all of the animals join him. Although the text is not as lyrical or imaginative as her If Frogs Made Weather (Holiday House, 2005), Bauer maintains a steady rhyme and meter throughout. Most of the story flows naturally, but the end of the book is rather abrupt. The animals that rudely ignored Bunny suddenly appear from nowhere, ready to play. Bates's pastel watercolor illustrations are carefully rendered and child friendly. His animals are well drawn and he blends colors to create a soft, sunny appearance. Since this is, at least in part, a book about colors, the use of multiple hues to depict some objects may give some literal children pause. Overall, though, this is a simple and pleasant concept book.-Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
Horn Book Review
This pleasantly rhymed counting book starts with one brown bunny searching for a friend. He invites increasing numbers of colorful animals to play, but they all decline, leaving poor Bunny alone. On the final page, however, everyone returns, and Bunny is delighted with his newfound pals. Expressive pastel-hued illustrations show Bunny's emotions as he goes from eager anticipation to gloom to joy. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A bright-eyed little bunny looks for playmates to share a sunny day in this engaging, energetic counting rhyme. Coupled with Bates's bright, dynamic illustrations that place a curious, slightly rumpled protagonist in an inviting forest landscape, the text bounces along cheerfully as Bunny searches for friends to join him, finding two red birds, three black bears and other progressively larger groups of colorful forest inhabitants. He finds fish, snakes, bees and flowers in turn but like the clouds and butterflies, all are unresponsive or busy. Bunny is discouraged. Is he really all alone? Of course not! Young children will delight in the final surprise and identify readily with Bunny's plight as they soar along with the catchy rhyme, study the appealing pictures, identify common animals, objects and colors and practice numbers from one to ten. A strong selection that showcases many basic concepts in an entertaining, fun-filled manner, and a solid choice for school or home. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
One brown bunny looks adorably hopeful on the cover. He wants very much to find a friend who'd like to play. But his hunt is not successful. Two red birds fly away; three black bears (Mama, Papa, and Baby) are busy lunching; four blue fish swim past; and five gray mice are playing hide-and-seek. Even though Bunny says he won't peek, they scurry off with a squeak. And so it goes, 10 groups of animals in all, and none looking for a friend. It's not until he heads home that a two-page spread reveals the whole group, all now ready to play. The text works well as a simple counting rhyme, and it's supported by inviting ink-and-watercolor artwork depicting characters that have the sweet look of animals one might find in an early Disney animated movie. Lap sitters will like the friendly concept and enjoy the chance to learn colors and practice counting to 10.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2008 Booklist
