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Bear and Bunny #1
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One day, Bear found something in the forest.
When Bear finds a lost stuffed toy bunny in the forest, he begins to worry. After all, the stuffed bunny must feel lonely and want to return safely to its owner and home! But as Bear diligently searches for the bunny's owner, posting notices high and low, he begins to grow attached to his newfound friend. What will happen when the bunny's owner finally comes forward? Was Bear meant to find Bunny all along? Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring to life this endearing story celebrating love and friendship in many forms, reminding us that nothing is lost that is not meant to be found.
When Bear finds a lost stuffed toy bunny in the forest, he begins to worry. After all, the stuffed bunny must feel lonely and want to return safely to its owner and home! But as Bear diligently searches for the bunny's owner, posting notices high and low, he begins to grow attached to his newfound friend. What will happen when the bunny's owner finally comes forward? Was Bear meant to find Bunny all along? Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring to life this endearing story celebrating love and friendship in many forms, reminding us that nothing is lost that is not meant to be found.
40 pages, Library Binding
First published April 1, 2014
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About the author
Salina Yoon
246 books270 followersSalina Yoon is an award-winning author/illustrator of over 150 books for children, including Penguin and Pinecone, Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love, Penguin and Pumpkin, Penguin's Big Adventure, Found, and Stormy Night.
Her latest book, Be a Friend, was a Winter 2015-2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick. Among her other awards are a Scholastic Teachers Top 10 Picture Book for Penguin's Big Adventure, and an NPR Best Book and 2014 SCIBA Book Award for Best Picture Book for Found. (complete list is on the website ABOUT page)
She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family.
www.salinayoon.com
Her latest book, Be a Friend, was a Winter 2015-2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick. Among her other awards are a Scholastic Teachers Top 10 Picture Book for Penguin's Big Adventure, and an NPR Best Book and 2014 SCIBA Book Award for Best Picture Book for Found. (complete list is on the website ABOUT page)
She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family.
www.salinayoon.com
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November 20, 2014
Bear finds a toy bunny on the way home one day. Poor lost Bunny! So he sets out to find Bunny’s home by searching high & low. The more time Bear spends with his new friend though—the more he wants to keep him. They hide & seek, picnic, and play together. Will Bear find Bunny’s home? Can he let him go when he does?
Go pick up this cute, colorful book to find out. Salina Yoon fills this story with color! Solid backgrounds. Vivid blues, greens, oranges, and more. So much to see on every page. The little details cracked me up! From bunny slippers to clever “LOST” signs. Be sure to read all the postings on the LOST board. My favorites were “Lost clown nose….contact sad clown” and “Lost my marbles! HELP!” :D
A warmhearted tale about friendship, helping others, and finding home. So sweet!
December 3, 2023
The drama is that this is my second fav Salina Yoon book
Also Salina Yoon making a nod to Jon Klassen made my day
Also Salina Yoon making a nod to Jon Klassen made my day
February 10, 2016
You know a book is well done when you find yourself really hoping and caring about whether a particular thing will happen (in this case that Bear can keep the bunny). I found myself hoping that very much.
October 22, 2014
First I want to hug Salina Yoon for her yummy art. Then I want to hug Salina Yoon for including on the lost-and-found board flyers for Amelia Earhart, My Train of Thought, Tooth, and My Hat (with the picture of a red, cone-shaped hat and the message below "I want it back.")
Oh, to find something special like a cuddly stuffed bunny. Bear does the right thing and tries to find its rightful owner. He grows attached to the bunny. Moose recognizes his lost toy, and on the page where Bear hands the bunny to Moose, all we see is a close-up of Bear, eyes welling with tears. Thank goodness it turns out that Moose loved the bunny when he was a young calf, and he's ready to pass his cherished toy onto someone who will love it as well. Just makes me want to hug everybody.
Oh, to find something special like a cuddly stuffed bunny. Bear does the right thing and tries to find its rightful owner. He grows attached to the bunny. Moose recognizes his lost toy, and on the page where Bear hands the bunny to Moose, all we see is a close-up of Bear, eyes welling with tears. Thank goodness it turns out that Moose loved the bunny when he was a young calf, and he's ready to pass his cherished toy onto someone who will love it as well. Just makes me want to hug everybody.
April 27, 2019
Bear finds a lost stuffed bunny in the woods, and takes excellent care of him while searching for his owner. I love the simple, colorful artwork by the author.
July 9, 2014
So adorable! So very, very adorable! It's like the Velveteen Rabbit, only you won't need to give your kids chewable Prozac afterward.
July 30, 2018
Bear is out in the forest and comes across a small stuffed bunny. Unsure what to do, Bear makes flyers and posts them all over, in hopes of uniting the stuffy with its owner. After a long day of searching, Bear is ready to give up, when a distraught moose ambles by. Bear and Moose make an executive decision that will change the life of Floppy the Stuffy Bunny forever. Neo liked this book and handled reading it on his own. He loved the story and knows all too well when you lose something you cherish.
May 26, 2015
So simple. So adorable. So beautiful!
March 4, 2021
Very touching and lovely story. Made me cry.
September 3, 2022
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yeah
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yeah
June 3, 2023
Adult readers will appreciate all the fliers on the endpapers.
Library copy
Library copy
November 13, 2019
This is such a cute, sweet book with a powerful message! It tells the story of Bear finding a lost stuffed bunny and trying to reunite it with its owner. However, Bear quickly becomes attached to Bunny, and when the owner is found, Bear is sad to let Bunny go.
The ending is a happy one, and teaches that sometimes it’s nice to pass things we once loved on to someone new to enjoy. Simple and sweet, this is a wonderful tale for youngsters!
As a bonus, our 4 year old LOVED looking at the lost-and-found pictures on the inside covers! Lost track of time, Lost seasons 1-6, Lost left (and right!) socks, Lost my marbles, Lost tooth, Lost identity....it goes on and on!
The ending is a happy one, and teaches that sometimes it’s nice to pass things we once loved on to someone new to enjoy. Simple and sweet, this is a wonderful tale for youngsters!
As a bonus, our 4 year old LOVED looking at the lost-and-found pictures on the inside covers! Lost track of time, Lost seasons 1-6, Lost left (and right!) socks, Lost my marbles, Lost tooth, Lost identity....it goes on and on!
June 25, 2018
Such a delightfully sweet book. I loved the subtle visual references to "Penguin and Pinecone", as well as the adult humor in the Lost and Found board (Lost My Train . . . .of thought, Lost track of time, Lost my marbles, Lost Amelia Earhart, Lost Shadow - contact Peter Pan, Lost hair, etc.)
April 12, 2018
Just read this in the bookstore and almost cried. Gonna have her make out the dedication to my childhood stuffed-rabbit 😭💖
March 9, 2021
A sweet story about passing on toys for others to enjoy, with simple bright illustrations (and some funny lost posters for older kids and adults).
April 21, 2014
This book is very sweet - it is about a bear who finds a toy bunny and searches everywhere for its owner. When the owner finally finds him, Bear has already become very attached to the new bunny. He reluctantly gives the bunny back, knowing that he should be with his real owner, but the moose (the original owner) decides that the bunny should go to someone special, and that someone is Bear. The illustrations are lovely, and this would be a good book to read aloud. I especially like the nods to other literature within the book!
July 19, 2020
Review at: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=5489
Once again, Salina Yoon’s illustrations shine bright. They are so colorful and fun! This time they illustrate a story of a bear who finds a lost bunny and, although he is falling in love with the bunny, does everything to help it find its way home. A super sweet story! One of my favorite parts are the end sheets though. They are covered in lost advertisements that are so clever and filled with an allusions to Peter Pan and I Want My Hat Back and word plays
Once again, Salina Yoon’s illustrations shine bright. They are so colorful and fun! This time they illustrate a story of a bear who finds a lost bunny and, although he is falling in love with the bunny, does everything to help it find its way home. A super sweet story! One of my favorite parts are the end sheets though. They are covered in lost advertisements that are so clever and filled with an allusions to Peter Pan and I Want My Hat Back and word plays
May 30, 2015
Bear found a bunny. He wants to help the Bunny to find its owner. As time goes on, no one came to claim Bunny. bear started getting used to have bunny with him. One day, the Deer came to claim Bunny. Bear was very sad that he had to say goodbye to Bunny. I think this is a very nice book to share with prek - k children. It's a nice and simple piece of writing to talk about feeling of getting used to something and losing something that you really care about.
October 31, 2015
Simple and colorful, black outlined drawings grab immediately, like others by Salina Yoon. It’s a sweet story of kind Bear who finds a stuffed bunny and searches for its owner. He searches well, but toward the end becomes rather close to the bunny. The end finds Floppy’s owner, and Bear is sad to say goodbye. What happens next is a pleasant surprise that is predictable (even for my young granddaughters), but it’s still nice. Kindness fills this story, one to make anyone smile.
April 26, 2024
Oh it is the rare and special book that can stir such genuine feelings in its reader in so few pages. This one packed a lot of punch for me(reminiscent of 'Pip and Posy,'). To boot, the illustrations are fantastic and the story is one that small children will really identify with.
Five stars! I'd add this to any young reader's home library!
Five stars! I'd add this to any young reader's home library!
August 27, 2023
(I won this in a goodreads giveaway)
This is such an adorable story! It was a fun read with cute pictures and such a happy ending. I definitely recommend it to anyone with kids or anyone without kids. I mean, I'm 23 and I loved this book so... you're never too old for a picture book ;)
Also, along with this book I got a plush Floppy (the stuffed animal in the book) which is also adorable.
This is such an adorable story! It was a fun read with cute pictures and such a happy ending. I definitely recommend it to anyone with kids or anyone without kids. I mean, I'm 23 and I loved this book so... you're never too old for a picture book ;)
Also, along with this book I got a plush Floppy (the stuffed animal in the book) which is also adorable.
March 30, 2015
The four year old loved the lost tooth flyer on the page of lost flyers. And the Amelia Earhart one too. And the seven year old loved the lost pine cone and lost tooth. (This was dictated to me by them haha)
September 3, 2014
Beautiful. Touching. Yoon knows how to tug at your heartstrings.
December 11, 2014
Such a cute book with a great message :)
March 24, 2015
Really, really cute! Adults will like the page of lost notices. Very clever!
April 15, 2014
Awww! I just love Salina Yoon's books. Also, the end papers are really fun in this book.
April 26, 2018
One day Bear found a toy bunny in the forest. Instead of having the toy bunny as his toy, Bear made flyers to find the toy bunny’s owner. Bear loved to play with the toy bunny, but he also knew that the owner of the toy also would miss the toy bunny. Finally, Bear could meet Moose who is the owner of the toy bunny, and Moose gave the toy bunny to Bear. Happy ending!
The story is simple and lovely. Bear is very considerable to think about the one who would miss the toy bunny. There is a comment on the back cover that “when Bear finds a lost toy bunny in the forest, he discovers that doing the right thing isn’t always easy”. It is true that when one’s desire is at odds with morality, it is not easy to do the right thing. In this regard, Bear does his best to find the owner of the lost toy. What I was interested in was the bulletin board when Bear put the flyer on the board to find the owner of the toy bunny. There are lots of lists for Lost, but not for Found. The illustration may represent difficulties to do right things. In addition to the educational theme of the story, the illustrations of the bulletin board have humor. For instance, one of the flyers is looking for a lost shadow by P.P which may imply Peter Pan. Another one illustrates an image of a red triangle shaped hat with text that says “lost my hat, I want it back” which implies the picture book, I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen. The illustrations show the feelings of Bear pretty well in a simple way. For instance, when Bear meets Moose which is the climax of the story, the tearful eyes of Bear were illustrated mainly on double spread of pages. By focusing on Bear's tearful eyes, readers could feel Bear's feeling of relief about finding the owner of the toy bunny and sadness about the reality that Bear should say goodbye to the toy bunny.
The story is simple and lovely. Bear is very considerable to think about the one who would miss the toy bunny. There is a comment on the back cover that “when Bear finds a lost toy bunny in the forest, he discovers that doing the right thing isn’t always easy”. It is true that when one’s desire is at odds with morality, it is not easy to do the right thing. In this regard, Bear does his best to find the owner of the lost toy. What I was interested in was the bulletin board when Bear put the flyer on the board to find the owner of the toy bunny. There are lots of lists for Lost, but not for Found. The illustration may represent difficulties to do right things. In addition to the educational theme of the story, the illustrations of the bulletin board have humor. For instance, one of the flyers is looking for a lost shadow by P.P which may imply Peter Pan. Another one illustrates an image of a red triangle shaped hat with text that says “lost my hat, I want it back” which implies the picture book, I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen. The illustrations show the feelings of Bear pretty well in a simple way. For instance, when Bear meets Moose which is the climax of the story, the tearful eyes of Bear were illustrated mainly on double spread of pages. By focusing on Bear's tearful eyes, readers could feel Bear's feeling of relief about finding the owner of the toy bunny and sadness about the reality that Bear should say goodbye to the toy bunny.
June 20, 2018
This book warmed my heart. I love the storyline. Bear loves the toy he found but he understands he must give it back to his owner, Moose. Moose graciously gives the toy bunny to Bear and tells him that special toys are meant to be given to special people. This story allows readers to see and understand the importance of sharing and doing things for other people. It also teaches readers not to be selfish with their belongings.
I love the message this book brings to the readers. It would be great to bring up in the classroom if students were having a hard time sharing or if someone was being selfish. Moose is a great example of how a selfless person should act. He loves to see other people happy. This book teaches children to do the right thing. Bear did not want to give Moose his toy back, but he did because it was the right thing to do. In the end, doing the right thing allowed Bear to receive something special.
I love the message this book brings to the readers. It would be great to bring up in the classroom if students were having a hard time sharing or if someone was being selfish. Moose is a great example of how a selfless person should act. He loves to see other people happy. This book teaches children to do the right thing. Bear did not want to give Moose his toy back, but he did because it was the right thing to do. In the end, doing the right thing allowed Bear to receive something special.
July 30, 2025
Such a cute book! I loved the bright illustrations and the simple text. I fell in love with Bear and his connection with Bunny.
Bear was in the forest, and he discovered a stuffed rabbit under a tree. He immediately falls in love with it and “gently carries the toy Bunny home.” Thinking the Bunny is sad, he makes some Found signs and puts them up everywhere. Bear believes that the Bunny misses his home. Bear starts searching for the Bunny’s owner, but he can’t find anyone who is missing him. Bear feels sorry for Bunny, but he also wishes that he could keep him. While out with Bunny the next day, they find Bunny’s owner. What a relief. Or is it?
The ending is sweet and well; the illustrations are super!! 5 stars
Bear was in the forest, and he discovered a stuffed rabbit under a tree. He immediately falls in love with it and “gently carries the toy Bunny home.” Thinking the Bunny is sad, he makes some Found signs and puts them up everywhere. Bear believes that the Bunny misses his home. Bear starts searching for the Bunny’s owner, but he can’t find anyone who is missing him. Bear feels sorry for Bunny, but he also wishes that he could keep him. While out with Bunny the next day, they find Bunny’s owner. What a relief. Or is it?
The ending is sweet and well; the illustrations are super!! 5 stars
December 5, 2018
A simple sweet story about a young Bear finding a stuffed rabbit in the woods and attempting to track down its owner. It will resonate with a young audience - particularly if they have a "lovey." The illustrations are quintessential Yoon - strong colors and bold lines. There are lots of references to her other delightful books and lots of little jokes tucked into the background. My son, age 4, loved this book. He couldn't understand most of the humor tucked into all the posters on the lost and found board but I enjoyed the jokes even if he didn't get them.
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