Oh So Tiny Bunny

by David Kirk

A first book in more than a decade by the creator of the best-selling Miss Spider series introduces the character of Oh So Tiny Bunny, who dreams of being as big as a dragon or even a mountain while wishing for a friend with whom he can share his thoughts and feelings.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Rabbits, Fiction, Friendship, Animals

36 pages, Board Book

First published February 5, 2013

About the author

David Kirk is the creator of children's books that follow the character Miss Spider. Before writing books, he made colorful toys that were sold in hand-painted boxes. He was urged to write children's books when his toys caught the interest of a book packager. It wasn't difficult to figure out what he would use as characters in his stories: his daughter, Violet, had a liking for bugs.
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Librarian Note:
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Late winter is probably the only time of year you’ll find me reading super sweet books. Something about the promise of spring in the air brings my lovable side out to play. Don’t worry…it passes. ;)

Oh So Tiny Bunny by David Kirk was a bit of a disappointment for me.

All of my love for this book can be found in those baby blues on the cover. Those big blue pools of adorableness pulled me right in! Oh So Bunny is one super cute ball of fluff, hop, and smiles. He charmed and warmed my cold, cold “Is-winter-over-yet?” heart with one look. But….

Something in the message and story rubbed me the wrong way. I understand what Mr. Kirk wanted to say here—enjoy your time being young, don’t rush things type meaning. But the “don’t dream too big” lonely vibe kind of stomped all over my mantra of kids should and need to dream BIG in life. Dream, dream away! Let your imagination go as big as you want is what I always say! :)

Cute bunny, but his story didn’t find his way into my heart.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars -- Woah, dude. Have you ever dropped acid and read The Adventures of Peter Rabbit? The creators of this book evidently did. :)

[Abigail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh So Tiny was a very small bunny, one who dreamed of being as big as a dragon, or even a mountain. But who can a bunny that big play with? Is a bunny that big doomed to loneliness? Perhaps it isn't so bad to be small after all...

So runs the simple text of Oh So Tiny Bunny, which has a sentence or two per page, paired with author/illustrator David Kirk's oil paintings. After reading Kirk's recent Truckeroo School , and being somewhat uninspired, I was curious to see how I would react to this second title. Unfortunately, I just wasn't that impressed with this one either. Perhaps this creator's aesthetic style just isn't for me, because I found the artwork rather unappealing - too cutesy, with a color scheme that struck me as rather garish - and the text less-than-engaging. Tastes vary, so perhaps others will get more from this tale of learning to accept yourself as you are.

[Shanshad Whelan · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you can't tell from the cover, this is what I'd call cotton candy tooth decay sweet. The text isn't so bad, but with these uber-cutesy bunny pics where the bunny is so extremely "cute" as to be almost scary. Nope, just doesn't work for me.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pictures are bright and friendly and encourage imagination. They work for a young child reading alone, for they can look at the pictures and make up their own story. The text was Meh. I wasn't a fan. I thought it a nauseating kind of cheese, which some times made the pictures a bit too much for me. And the ending weirded me out a bit. Meant for some, but not for me.

[Great Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh So is a tiny bunny who wishes he were big, really big, as big as a dragon or even a mountain. He dreams of crunchy carrots as big as railroad cars. However his really big life is lonely, there is no bunny as big as Oh So. Just when he feels all hope is lost, he feels a nibble on his ear and he wakes up to find that it's not so bad to be small. Reviewer 15

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

For starters, I have some good news to report.

At least, I think it's good news. According to the intro for this book here on Goodreads, "Every small child dreams of the day they will grow up to be big."

Hello! I was once a small child. Never did I dream of the day that I would grow up to be big. Could a person have bigger dreams than becoming physically large and adult? COMMENT below, please, if you too have had different dreams, bigger dreams, than a recurring dream of the order that, "I will become six feet tall."

For a children's picture book, may this tale reassure all the children who dream of growing up to be big... even once. That's perfectly normal.

So, sure, FIVE STARS. Why not?

On the other hand, what else is normal? Normal and probably quite common? It's normal, being a child who has different dreams, bigger dreams than physical or material aggrandizement. In which case, it could be a good thing that today you stumbled upon this book review.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those books whose illustrations are supposed to be cute, but actually are rather terrifying. Why do the carrots have eyes? WHY?!! Why is the bunny's tail pointy? Did I need to see a close-up of its mouth? AAAAAAHHHH!!!! XD This story is simple and pictures are colorful, so if you are looking for a quick book about NOT-Easter bunnies, this might work for that purpose.

[Larissa Langsather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loves this book. She is so sad that the bunny can't find a friend when he dreams too big.

[Joshua]

A bunny so big , gets oh so very hungry.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

The illustrations are quite creepy....

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Illustrations are a little bit weird but they are alright. Recommend for ages 2 to 5.

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady · Rating 2 out of 5]

okay. not a lot to it, and the fish-carrots are just weird.

[Arminzerella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh So Tiny Bunny is a very small bunny who knows how to dream BIG. In his dreams he is a MEGA bunny and his world is filled with appropriately super-sized bun accoutrements (enormous fields of lettuce, and clover and carrots the size of trees). No other bunnies, though, so he is lonely until a bunny friend wakes him gently from his slumber.

“Oh So Tiny Bunny” cracked me up, but I wasn’t a fan of the illustrations. I would have preferred something that either skewed toward the Bunzilla (rampaging through Tokyo, of course), or a cuter, more realistic bunny (lose the pajamas and the huge blue eyes?). He’s rather terrifying in a kewpie sort of way (not good). I love the illustration of Oh So’s loneliness, though, which is SO big. Nooooo! This would make a fun read-aloud.

Excerpt:
He hops over houses.
He bounds over bridges.
He leaps over green hills and valleys.
But no matter where Oh So looks…
there is no bunny.
Oh So feels, oh so very lonely.
And his loneliness is SO big.

[Tima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh So Tiny is a very tiny bunny. But his dreams do not match his little body. They are big and colorful dreams. He dreams that he is as big as trees and mountains. Everything in Oh So’s dreams are huge. But Oh So is still very lonely. He searches and searches for a friend, but his dreams are empty of friends. As he wakes up he finds something that is small, but better than his dreams. The illustrations are very imaginative and colorful. Each page is filled with scenes from the character’s dreams. Children will love the creative story and pictures that compliment it. It is a great start to fueling a child’s imagination. The type is large enough and the vocabulary is simple enough that early readers might also be able to read the story themselves. Both of my children loved this story and have asked me to read it to them repeatedly.

I received this book free of charge from Children's Lit in exchange for my honest review.

[Karen Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations and colors used in this book are outstanding! David Kirk knows how to catch the eye of a young child. This book is appropriate for pre-school through 1st grade but kids in second and third will pick it up because of the bright colors and fun pictures. (I just love the carrots!) The tiny bunny in the story dreams of being big, but realizes that he needs someone to share things with. This book reminds us of the importance of sharing things with someone. He also decides that it's not so bad to be small.

[Destiny Dawn Long · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations in Oh So Tiny Bunny are cute, sweet, and often surreal. It was the surrealism that pulled me in, because I'm not an especially big fan of the saccharine and sentimental. I wanted to like this book more, because my daughter and I adore Miss Spider's Tea Party. Unfortunately where that one managed to subtly convey a moral under the guise of a counting book, there is no subtlety here. While it could be used as a way to talk about similes with young children, the story felt far too cutesy.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh So is a small bunny with huge, amazing dreams. But it is good to come back to reality and be small sometimes too.

Wow, Kirk let his imagination run wild with this one. Oh So's dreams are quite fantastical, bordering on the psychedelic thanks to the bright color scheme. I normally love great fantasy picture books, but this one almost made me dizzy. I did love the carrot train page though. Hand this one to kids who like amazing fantasy trips, have great imaginations, are tired of being small, or like bright colors.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story wise - Oh So Tiny Bunny is probably only about 3 stars. Cute, but fairly insubstantial.

Illustration wise - if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would. The first time I read it I didn't even make it all the way through the book before a coworker called from the floor above me asking if I was alright ("You're making the floor vibrate" -- true quote) I was overdosing on cute that badly. Seriously.

[Dolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an overly sweet story about a little bunny named 'Oh So Tiny.' The narrative is very short and the illustrations are vibrantly colorful. The pictures are very adorable and outshine the simple narrative.

The tale depicts Oh So Tiny and his dreams, but also shows the comforting love of his family. This book will likely appeal to younger children, but I found it to be a bit too saccharine.

Meh.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

the little bunny "Oh So" is the littlest one, and he uses his imagination to think about him being other things other than what he is. Like being tallest than the trees, or still like a rock, or ... but in the end he appreciates who loves him and who he really is. A really nice book to help children use their imaginations and to help them enjoy who they are.

[Maddypictures · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tiny Bunny is surreal and overly cute. He dreams of all kinds of things (making friends with a dragon, being larger than a forest) but then is lonely. He awakes to find himself in the company of another bunny. Sure to be an Easter tie-in favorite.

[Linda Atkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glad I didn't judge this one by its cover. Toddler friendly, too.

[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think kids will love looking at the pictures and talking about what is happening. The story didn't do it for me. Kind of all over the place.

[Pamela Kramer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read my review at: Oh So Tiny Bunny

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little bunny dreams big.

[Lynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yuck - sweetness overload. This could induce a sugar coma in one reading. OK - this is a totally Y dominated household but still...

[Jocelin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations, story was a little weak. Subject matter was slightly cute. The colors are what will really captivate the little ones; story not so much.

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a fun bed-time story to share with very young children. I don't think the illustrations could be any cuter!

[N · Rating 1 out of 5]

A psychedelic caricature of cute reminiscent of Mark Ryden's artwork. I'm afraid the irony will be lost on it's intended audience.