Bunnies on the Go: Getting from Place to Place

Bunnies

by Rick Walton

Excellent Book

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Transport, Rabbits, Family, Travel

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 21, 2003

About the author

Born and raised in Utah, Walton is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church. He served as a missionary to Brazil from 1976 to 1978, soon after he graduated from high school. Later, at Brigham Young University, he became president of the Brazil Club. In 1980, he graduated from Brigham Young with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a minor in Portuguese, the language spoken in Brazil.

Walton's education continued after he obtained his degree. In 1980, he went back to Brigham Young for one semester of graduate work in business, but chose not to follow that career path. Deciding to become a teacher, he earned certification in elementary education from Brigham Young in 1987, as well as certification to teach gifted and talented students. Up to that point, he had held a number of jobs, including a year with the parks and recreation department of Provo, Utah. In 1987, he began teaching sixth grade at a local public school, then switched to a private school.

Also interested in computers, Walton would later publish several items of software. He left teaching to accept a position as software designer for IBM in 1989. In 1994, he turned to freelance software design and writing. He also returned to Brigham Young University once again, this time to earn his master's degree in English, with an emphasis on creative writing.

Walton's wife, Ann, with whom he has written many of his books, is a computer programmer. They were married in 1983, and have five children. With Dumb Clucks! and Something's Fishy! in 1987, the Waltons began writing books.

Reviews

[Kip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whee! This is a fun book, and good for 2-3 years old. Bunnies go on a breakneck vacation using many modes of transportation.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has charming illustrations and it covers most if the type of transportation I can think of. I love how it is a book about family vacations. I love books that show families having fun together.

Talking Points: What are your favorite family vacations that you have been on? Which of the type of transportation in this book have you ridden on? Of those you haven't ridden on, which would you like to ride on? Are you afraid of any of these types of transportation? Is so, why?

**Essential Oil Pairing Tip: When it comes to fun and adventuring into new places I think that I'd diffuse doTERRA's Aromatouch. The cypress in it gets things moving and changing. Some of the other oils in it help us stay relaxed and enjoying our new experiences not be overwhelmed by our adventures.

[Jannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bunnies leave home and go on vacation using different forms of transportation. Told in a stanza of rhyming lines on each spread, the last word of the stanza doesn't appear until the next spread which allows young readers to guess what the next mode of transport will be.
This was a great one for pre-k/k/1st grade storytime; kids who didn't really speak during any other stories enjoyed calling out their ideas of what the next thing could be and we talked a little bit about rhyming sounds.
Illustrations were complex and detailed with hints of the next page's vehicle hidden within them, but admittedly not my favorite.

[Jennifer Heise]

In a continuation of Rick Walton's series, three young rabbits in human clothes, and their parents, set off on a whirlwind vacation through a rabbit world. By car, train, wagon, tractor, balloon, boat, bikes, truck, bus, ferry, cab, plane they adventure around, and back home again. We aren't shown any rest stops (though one hopes a vacation as epic as this one had many and took at least 10 days to get through). Grandma and Grandpa Bunny and other characters interact with the rabbits.
Rhyming text. For fans of a) travel and b) the series

[Della Tingle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is sheer perfection! Full of rhyming fun, the reader may guess at the next mode of transportation prior to turning the page. I love this book and will include it in my transportation basket in my school’s library!

[Jeremiah Scanlan · Rating 3 out of 5]

gorgeous illustration!

[Annabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about getting from place to place

[Ashlyn Bingham · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so fun and helps kids learn about rhyming and looking for hints about what is coming next!

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vin (My three year old grandson) really enjoyed this book! He was very interested in all the various forms of transportation and was in a hurry to turn the page each time to see what came next. The rhyme gave a clue as to the next vehicle that older kids will enjoy. (Vin hasn't quite caught on to the concept yet.) He enjoyed the book so much that when I finished he turned back to the beginning to go through it again and even started counting off on his little fingers all the vehicles the bunnies enjoyed. I will enjoy adding this book to his collection for future enjoyment and I look forward to seeing him learn the rhyme and anticipate what comes next.

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another bunny book full of great details in the illustrations, fun rhymes, but little development of the core bunny characters. Multiple books in, and we hear more about Grandma than the rest of the family despite their abundance of screentime.

Great to see some non-traditional modes of transportation like wagon, cab, and tractor. It would have been great to also see a funicular, a gondola, a tuk-tuk, an airboat, and a zeppelin. Maybe for the upcoming extended edition, "Bunnies on the Go: Getting to Even More Places".

[Vilo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bunny family goes on vacation--in as many vehicles as possible! (thus meeting a K-3 social studies standard) The children can use rhyming and visual clues on each page to guess the next mode of transportation. (The pictures are absolutely beautiful and communicate a wide range of emotions gently and subtly.)

Notice the plant at the beginning of the book and at the end . . .

[Keegan Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could see this being fun with kids trying to guess the next mode of transportation. Okay, it doesn't take much imagination since I found myself doing that as an adult. The rhymes make it a fun story for such conjecture.

[MissInformation · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bunnies travel by different methods. The format is rhyme, but what is cool is that the last word in a rhyme is left for the reader to guess, and becomes the next mode of transportation-so if the last word must rhyme with float, it is boat, and that is their next mode. Fun and good EL skill builder.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great rhyming text. My kids loved to guess which mode of transportation was next. We soon realized that there was a little hint on each page and it was fun to look for it. We read this one over and over again.

[Edna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bunny family take a holiday and travel using every mode of transportation possible! Fun read aloud book where the rhymes help the listener guess what vehicle is on the next page. Beautiful illustrations loosely resemble Beatrix Potter books.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Large sized, bright, busy illustrations grace this rhyming picture book about bunnies on vacation. On each page the bunnies experience a different mode of transportation. A nice book for preschoolers.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This bunny family is on the move! They travel from place to place in a variety of vehicles. Rhyming words offer guessing opportunities to the reader.

2017 storytime theme: transportation
2018 storytime theme: travel
2024 storytime theme: Spring-ish

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Zonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have reader guess what form of transportation will come next.

[Sherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations!

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

really enjoyed this transportation-themed book that asks the reader to anticipate what's on the following page based upon the rhyming text. the girls were rapt. will try for outreach next month.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book for teaching transportation to little ones. I love the rhymes that keep the kids guessing which mode of travel the bunny family will take next!

[Elizabeth S · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nicely-rhyming book where the final word in the stanza is on... the next page. Helps children learn about rhyming where they can guess that word.

[Ellen Brandt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Students use the rhyming text to guess which mode of transportation the bunnies will travel on next. A good choice for reinforcing early literacy skills

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice how you are supposed to guess the rhyme that appears on the next page.

[Brynja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, rhyming "in fact her" with "tractor" was a bit of a stretch but other than that this book was not bad. Brynja likes Bunnies AND modes of transportation, so of course she liked this book.

[Rusty Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again Rick does a great job to create a children's page turner. The illustrations were very fun in this one.

[Phannie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun read for my kids. It was interactive. Letting them guess the next form of transportation the bunnies would take. Super fun.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the guesses are really hard, and others are easy. This is good for a group that is really on top of things and interactive.

[Sandi Roe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations! This book made it easy to get the kids involved in story time.

[Syd · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really didn't like it that much cause it was NOT as good as other books.