Bunny And Me

by Adele Aron Greenspun, Joanie Schwarz (Illustrator)

Presents a collection of adorable photos of a chubbycheeked baby and his pet bunny to delight the youngest animal lovers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Rabbits

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Noran Miss Pumkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite gift for my daughter, at hr baby shower--which we had after her birth. the book is beautifully illustrated with photographs, that at tinted with pastels. the story is about a friendship between a baby and a bunny, and the bunny goes missing. can the baby find the bunny? well, you will have to read the book1 i collect children books, mother started started me, and this will become a classic! It is a board book.

[Natalie Pietro · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am so proud of my little guy Nico. He was able to read this whole book by himself. Granted it's quite easy but for one of his first books I'm super excited to say I've got a reading son. Looking forward to have him read many more books to his brothers and me.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

So lovely! Sweet, humorous, beautiful. Loves it!

[Connor Filipovich · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is much more cute than interesting. My mother told me that this was one of my favorites when i was very young, so I can see why kids like this book. It is a great read for newborns to probably four year old children. The illustrations are very realistic and actually look like they were taken from a camera.

[Olivia S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would work for little kids. Big photos to talk about and a very simple storyline. Nothing special though. An option for bunny storytime.

[Colorado Buck · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT. GREAT PICTURES. THE BABY IS ADORABLE. will be great for baby or toddler storytime. the bunny hops away. short sentences.

[Merrilee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darling and sweet.

[Toddler Twindad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Where can I start with this book, there are so many things that drive me crazy after reading it 15 times to my boys each time they pull it out. Thoughts like, why is the baby dressed head to toe in knitwear while it's clearly spring or summer outside? Do we really believe the bunny is popping he bubbles with the baby or reading the baby's book, these must be inadvertent actions. Who leaves a baby in a field unsupervised with a bunny? Where would the baby get beads and isn't it dangerous to wrap them around his/her neck? Where do babies get coffee table books and what would the subject be? The less said about the bunny making out with the baby's stuffed bunny the better.

Then there's the "climax". Bunny goes missing, most obviously to remove itself from baby's attentions, and the reader is left to guess "where is bunny"? Where indeed. This exercise for the reader is misleading at best and overall absurd. Where is bunny? SPOILER ALERT: Bunny is not in the most likely places, behind the bench, under the bush, behind a tree, where is bunny? Somehow bunny escapes and hops across and open field into a picnic basket of some sort. I suppose in the author's magical world, this could be where bunnies run to for shelter and comfort, but in any sane world I think the bunny would flee it's oppressing captors and run to ground.

By the end you will be saying "where's bunny? who cares!". You find out Bunny and baby are funny buddies. I think I threw up in my mouth a little. Avoid at all costs!

[Cecilia Cava · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book and it has been one of my favorites to read to my daughter at bedtime when she was smaller. Perfect for toddler aged kiddos.

I like that you can read over and over and the kids will start remembering the words.... so start leaving out the rhyming words and the little one will start to fill them in. It's a good exercise for them in memorizing, etc. and makes it more interactive.

LOVE this book and would recommend it for the new parent or as a gift for the mom-to-be.

[Christa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was skeptical at first, but my 12 month old adores this book. It's nice when a book for babies has photos instead of illustrations (as very young children don't have a great grasp of symbolic representation) and this book gets bonus points for having a sad baby picture (helps baby identify feelings)! The bilabial words are fun to say and the story is appropriately simple and short.

[Abby Vandiver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. It is so cute and is so simple that my three-year old granddaughter (who also loves it) had me read it so many times that she could actually recite (she said, "read") the pages all by herself. Very good book. I highly recommend it.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book to Klara every night. It's a nice tale about love and loss. A bunny and baby are friends; bunny disappears; and then reunion. She loves the close-ups of the baby's face.

[Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most adorable little board book. We read it to Liz over a bizillion times when she was about 9 months old onward. She still loves to "read along" with it.

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby M loves this book. She points to the bunny and studies the pages a lot.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used for Bouncing Bunnies baby storytime October 2008.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bunny and baby are buddies; the play together, then bunny hops away and baby looks for him. Sweet, simple book to share with a baby/toddler.

[Lindsay · Rating 2 out of 5]

The hand-colored photo illustrations made me want to gag, but I think toddlers would be drawn to an infant cavorting with a bunny, even popping bubbles. What a tricky rabbit!

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just adorable!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read to infants and toddlers. Two year olds would be able to look through the book and “read it.” It has great enhanced photos and a cute short story of friendship in simple sentences.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

So. Darn. Cute.

[Kristi Bumpus · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been one of our little Bunny's books since before she could even talk.

[Shannon · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Bunny bites baby's fingers off after baby pulls bunny's whiskers and ears." Let's be honest, that's how this book would actually go if we left a baby and a bunny along together. Or how about, "Bunny runs away and baby dies from starvation/exposure after being allowed to wander off alone chasing bunny."

I also really hate the style of weirdly colored photos used here. This book has never been checked out at my library, and the only real surprise is how it has survived weeding after 17 years on the shelf and no use.