Hello, My Name is Bunny!: New York City

by Matt Bloom

Inspired by a real-life rescue cat named Bunny, Hello, My Name is Bunny! New York City is the tale of a small kitty with a big heart who's finally found her fur-ever home, thanks to a kindly New York City couple. Yet Bunny can't seem to enjoy her good luck knowing other animals aren't as fortunate as she is. Her desire to help those in need compels Bunny to escape her safe, comfy apartment and embark on a wild adventure through Manhattan's busy streets and over its towering skyscrapers in a daring attempt to rescue a mistreated carriage horse. Will Bunny's mission to save the poor carriage horse succeed? Will the help she gets from Mike the Mouse, Polly the Pigeon, and Peter the Deliveryman be enough? Join brave Bunny and her loyal friends on their incredible journey to find out! This is the first book in the award-winning Hello, My Name is Bunny! chapter book series. www.hellobunnybloom.com

76 pages, Hardcover

Published August 14, 2023

About the author

Matt Bloom has worked many jobs over the years to support his writing habit, including but not limited to kitchen hand, freight elevator operator, migrant laborer, truck driver, bartender, and currently as an anti-money laundering investigator. Matt grew up on Long Island and has lived briefly in Australia, Mexico, upstate New York, and Ohio. He now lives in Manhattan with his wife, Shelley Simmons-Bloom, and their cat, Bunny. Matt’s first published work of fiction was a short story in the Westside Spirit, a free weekly newspaper that still exists. His latest novel is SALT OF THE NATION (2019, Adelaide Books). His three previous novels are BLUE PARADISE (1998), A DEATH IN THE HAMPTONS (2002), and THE LAST ROMANTIC (2005). His children’s books are HELLO, MY NAME IS BUNNY!! (2016) and HELLO, MY NAME IS BUNNY! LONDON (2018). Matt has also earned fiction fellowships at Sewanee Writers’ Conference (1998), Breadloaf Writers’ Conference (1999), and a residence at MacDowell Artists’ Colony (2003).