Read to Your Bunny

by Rosemary Wells, David Saylor (Book Design)

This classic poem is a loving invitation to the world of reading that "little bunnies" will want to return to again and again—until they can read it themselves!

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy from Timothy Goes To School (both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former’s airing on Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. block) and the latter’s as part of PBS Kids on PBS).

Reviews

[nituri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe if my parents read to me 20 minutes everyday then I would’ve liked reading more 🤷‍♀️

Silliness aside, actually love the illustrations in this book like I wanna draw something so cozy like this. Also biased towards this book cuz nostalgia back to when my brother was born 🥹

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is perfect for beginners. The illustrations went so well with the book. The book talksa about all the places you could read to your bunny in day, at night, at the beach and in the tub. In the end if you read to your bunny enough, your byunny will someday read to you. There is plenty to learn for a parent and a child for reading this book. It was quick and to the point. I was very pleased while reading this book.

[Keisha Morris]

I liked this book because it's not only a great book to read to children, it also encourages the act of reading to children, it also encourages the act of reading to children. It gives a twenty minute timing to read and also compares the twenty minutes to other activities. This book can open the discussion of reading to young children inside the class and out. I think that the children will enjoy that the book isn't too long and has some great illustrations. I would emphasize the connection each adult has to the young child in each page to emphasize the important relationship between reading and bonding.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book made for my library system's Summer Challenge of reading 20 minutes a day. The book starts with "Reading together twenty minutes a day is the most important gift you can give a child." It is a sweet book has about 9 pages of bunnies reading together in different situations (not all what I would consider safe or based in reality...) and ends by having the young bunny reading to the older. Two pages of back matter try to convince the adult reader of spending 20 minutes a day reading to their babies. Since this ties in so closely with my system's Summer Challenge, I'll have to read it at my next baby time.

[Kelly Ayala · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great book to transition into reading to your child everyday. I feel like the title Read to Your Bunny Is saying, Read to your child. It helps with opening a Childs imagination. The book can be about plane rides and how you narrate it, help help your child really express their imagination. Twenty minutes can make a big impact on someones life and I think the message is to try to spend twenty minutes reading to your child.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Read to your Bunny," was a very cute story. I liked the repetition the book used of the phrase Twenty minutes. Although it was a cute story, this book did not have very much build to it, making it a perfect book for beginners. I also appreciated the emphasis Wells put on the importance of reading. She used a bunny family to illustrate just how crucial it is to spend time with your child and read.

[Savannah Levos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading "Read to your Bunny" that I even read it more than once. It is good for little kids to read it because of the rhyming. Also, it is a short story so the children can practice reading it over and over again. The illustrations were very good and I loved the bunnies characters. My favorite part was the end of the book when it said, "and your bunny will read to you." It is cute how the little bunny eventually learned how to read so they could read to their parents.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It feels so good to read with audiobooks and animations. This animation was on amazon prime, but it is also on my library’s ebook website. Really cute.

Today I read along with audiobooks

- bear colours
- bear’s new friend
- Danny and the dinosaur 🦕
- read to your bunny 🐰
-scaredy squirrel

Feeling like you are being read to, especially with picture books, is so comforting. Really reminds me of my childhood.

[Imelda Herrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you ever want to read a book that connects you to your kids, this will be the one. Read to your Bunny is a rhyming story, from one of the best selling authors. The books talks about all the places your can read to your kid, and that if you make reading important and practice in the different places then one day they will read to you. It has a amazing illustrations that easily makes you connect with it. Is a amazing book to read with your kids.

[Cheryl Licata · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rediscovered this story recently and immediately sat down to read it again. This book was my inspiration when I taught first grade. I eventually started sharing the words at back-to-school night for my students' parents. The message is so simple and so profound for any parent wanting to know how to help their child in school. "Read to your bunny twenty minutes every day." The results of this reading routine come at the end of this charming little book.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this for itty bitty story time, and I probably won't use it for that group again. I like the message (that you should read every day), but I think it would be better suited for older kiddos. Also, the copy I have is on the small side, so I think babies being able to see the illustrations was an issue.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've loved this book for a long time! I just now realized that it is a Rosemary Wells book. When I taught kindergarten I used to read this rhyme to the children often as they were learning to read. I think it is such a sweet book to have in your own home collection and can think of one little bunny who will get this book soon.

[Olivia S · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute little book, but it's more of a dialectical than a story (which is fine, and I fully support the message!), so I can't see really using it. It's more of something I might give as a gift to encourage reading out loud from parents.

[Adriana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Rating: ⭐ (1/5)
"Reading together twenty minutes a day is the most important gift you can give your child." Recommended as a prelude to daily story time, this poem will encourage little ones to read.

Highlights: Nostalgic characters.

Lowlights: Not entertaining.

[Orion Kopf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aaaa too cute

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This sweet book has a single rhyme,showing you pictures of apparently multi-ethnic bunny parents reading to their children. It has a wonderful surprise ending!

[Vallyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice short story about the importance of reading.

[Rory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really Cute, not my favorite Macks and Ruby book.

[Magdalena Chavez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's an easy read for toddlers. I like how it introduces reading as something fun to do because some children don't see reading as a fun thing to do. It is a good introduction to books.

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute.

[Rick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somewhat of a pointless book. Illustrations somewhat cute, but not attractive to young children. Maybe 2 sentences of text total.

[Lillian Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just 20 minutes a day!

[Aimee Spencer-Kruczek]

Short story really grew on me as I read it (often) to my little one.

[Joshua L. Davenport · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book about reading to your child.

[William Crosby]

I continue to read children's books in spanish because that is my current level of spanish language ability; occasionally i look through a novel in spanish, but then say "not quite ready yet."

[Harry Palacio · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s never too soon/

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

• Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells--My initial impact that grabbed my attention was on the inside of the cover that had a saying that said “Reading together twenty minutes a day is the most important gift you can give your child”. The entire story was based off this sentence and how significant it truly is to read to your child. This book was short and sweet and targeted parents to read this to their children. Yet at the same time it is a learning technique specifically for parents to build this relationship with their child to help them succeed. Also shows how a child’s knowledge can grow just from reading to them at any part of the day. The books design is a rectangle just barely longer vertically than a perfect square. The pages are meant to be read with the book completely open and read to someone (parent to child). There are borders on the pages around each text and illustration. The borders had a solid color of the background on both open pages with many white dots. Then around the yellow box where the text was and then the colored illustration had a white mini border around them. On the left side of the open book page is the text in large easy to read font. Then on the right side is the colorful illustration. Each page had a different setting, which took place in different places and times of the day, as well as different bunnies and a parent. The theme throughout the story was to show a different families (parent and bunny) reading a book in different placing with smiles on their faces. Showing that reading is fun anytime and anywhere you go. It is a positive book to motivate children to read and have that connection with their parents. Children can grow up to become shy to tell they parents anything. I believe this story is portraying the image of that the more you are open to your children anytime and anywhere they will be able to “read”/come to you and talk about something important. Encouraging children to read and that they can read is extremely important at a young age. This book also had a rhyme throughout the text which can help kids keep in touch and hear different words coming together and have the same sounds. Overall I think this book was sweet and to the point towards parents reading to their children. I think it is also important to gain this bond with your child so they know when school gets tougher or just life in general that they can come to you for help. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 because I really like the way to is thought out in a simplistic way yet portrays that you as a parent can bring so much to the table for your child just by doing something small for 20 minutes everyday.
• Summary—In the beginning of the story the quote that I stated above set the tone of the purpose of the story. Each page was a bunny with a parent reading it all types of places as well as anytime of the day. Reading during the day while you are doing many things such as in a plane, on the beach, outside in the moonlight, in the kitchen, in the tub, etc.

[Aiyana Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cute book is based on bringing parent and child together to read. Hints the title Read to your bunny, Referencing that you read to your child. Its a cute animated little cartoon book that a mother reads to her baby bunny which brings them together and lets them have bonding time when all they are doing is homework.

-The text of this book is all rhyme, which brings usually the fu in reading because it all rhymes and makes it more interesting to the child instead of ordinary reading. Which I personally think is the best because it brings in brain exercises tot he kids that lets them see that two words rhyme from one word to the next.
-The illustration of the book is very animated and colorful. Seems to also be a children's show, that I am familiar with, since I babysit a lot.
-This book I seem to really enjoy because I usually recommend this book to parents who I babysit their child for. Only because if the child could not sleep this book seems to really bring in the calm and warmth of a parent reading to their child, which makes them bomb.

I would recommend this book to any parents who feel not close at all with their kids or who want to find a way to spend time and bond with them.

[Jonathan Ryal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells is short and simple story that aims to get parents or adults and children reading every single day. The book is centered on multiple sets of parent bunnies and their child. Each page has a sentence no longer than 5 words on the left side that references 20 minutes and what those 20 minutes are like. On the other side there is a picture of the adult reading to the child attempting to make the setting fun. In actuality, it is a dull and minimal book that makes me feel as if I am getting scolded for not living up to standards. They could have presented the subject of reading to your children daily in a more delightful way.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was very short book. The moral of the story is to read to children 20 minutes a day. The colors of the pictures were amazingly bright which I like to see in children's books. The colors keep me engaged. Beside suggesting you read to your kids I think the bonding time with the kids is also implied because the parent reads in the bathtub, outside in the sun, in bed, at the kitchen table, while you are ice skating and a boat.