Dumb Bunnies Easter

The Dumb Bunnies

by Sue Denim

Bunnies rule in this slapstick comedy of errors that belongs in every child's Easter stocking (or Christmas basket). Full color. 32 pp. Ages 5-8. 3/98.

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Holiday, Fiction, Christmas, Animals

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Sue Denim, George Beard, and Harold Hutchins are pseudonyms used by Dav Pilkey.

Reviews

[Debbie W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

My students loved how this family of "dumb bunnies" mixed up their holidays! Extremely popular book in my Grade 3 classroom!

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

No educational value whatsoever but absolutely hilarious. Lots of fun reading with my 5 yr old about the dumb bunnies who get all the holidays mixed up. Lots of fun and a nice break to really appreciate the joy of reading with my child.

[raccoon reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm pretty sure anything Dav Pilkey is involved in I'm just going to like. My son (8) is fairly sure he's "too old for picture books" he was easily swayed to give this one a chance and then wanted me to read it again with him. It's a hilarious backwards absurd romp through the holidays which is *perfect* for my kiddo. The weirder the better as far as he's concerned. If your kid likes silliness, characters who do everything wrong, then this is a good pick for you!

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

A mishmash of holidays with visual puns. I'm guessing my dislike of the book would ruin the Dumb Bunnies' holiday even a little more, which would be just to their liking.

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

These Dumb Bunnies may be dumb, but they're geniuses when it comes to being funny! (Or rather, their creator Sue Denim is). The Dumb Bunnies books are perfect for the young and young at heart.

Think your family's confused during the holidays with all the commotion going on? Well think again.

Does your family cut down an Easter tree from your neighbor's front yard? Do you find yourselves singing these all-time favorite carols: "Jingle Eggs", "The Little Drummer Turkey", and "I'll be Home for President's Day"? Do your kids patiently wait for the Easter Bunny to drop eggs down your chimney?
If so, you might very well be Dumb Bunnies too ;)

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son's favorite Christmas presents so far this year are three books by his favorite writer, Dav Pilkey. Sue Demim, say that fast three times. Does it sound lilke pseudonym? Ha! Dav Pilkey deserves his reputation for being one of the best writers for children ever. The Dumb Bunnines Easter is another very silly story of our family's favorite bunny family. They are celebrating Christmas actually, but as usual, have everything mixed up. The illustrations are as much fun as the story. ONe never knows what the heck is going to happen next!

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is a funny book because they think it's easter but it is not easter.

[Douglas · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm a dad, and I'm full of horrible dad jokes that make my lovely wife justifiably roll her eyes at my terrible jokes that seem to bring me only self-amusement, and yet even considering this I found this a bad book. Reading this book is what it must have been like to listen to me thirty-some years ago when I would tell the same bad joke over and over to the same people because I was sure it was funny and no one would react to it. It wasn't until I trained people to tell me I was telling a really dumb joke that I figured out that my jokes needed some improvement. Given how bad my jokes are today, I can only imagine the sheer pain I caused with ill-conceived humor back then. Actually I don't. I have this book.

Okay. I get it. The Dumb Bunnies are so dumb they get holidays wrong. They celebrate Easter around Christmas and mix in all these other holidays in with it and then even do those parts wrong. And this is what we get over and over. This is a several steps below the Amelia Bedelia which at least was mercifully short in its enjoyable dated puns. And at least when her employer got home he could point out just how wrong she was. Not so the Dumb Bunnies. They get it all wrong and double down and no one says, "Hey, you guys aren't even close to right on anything!"

Okay yes, it's a children's book but why talk down to children? I find that when we talk down to children, we always aim lower than they actually need. Wouldn't it be better to expect them to rise up? Maybe they won't get it all but they'll get far above what this book achieves.

Finally, as we're a reading family we enjoy reading aloud with our children. In light of that, we tend to enjoy books that not only relate to our children, but also give us something to relate to. By doing this, we are encouraged to read books to our children more and more. Frequently, reading with our children has inspired us to seek experiences outside the home that reflect some aspects of the books we read (for example, my daughter's enjoyment of baseball biographies inspired us to take her to a ball game). The Dumb Bunnies' Easter does not accomplish anything of enjoyment for us parents. Instead it makes us want to hide the book or return it to the library and hope it is never seen again.

Away with you, book!

[Asa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dumb Bunnies' Easter is so funny! So first, they hang up their valentine hearts on the wall. And then, they carved a Christmas tree in their winter clothes. Because they're dumb, though, their winters clothes are actually their beach clothes! Next, they shoot a turkey in a basketball hoop. Then...one of them splashed eggnog out of a frying pan! Then they hung their stockings but their stockings were their socks, so they were nailed to the fireplace :-) Then they watch a little football on the TV, but it's not what you think.... there was an actual football on top of the TV! (And the kid made a flag that said "Go little football!). Then, the Easter Bunny finally came. He came in a sleigh with humans! And then he dropped eggnog and Easter eggs in the fireplace and they cracked open. That was the end.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Because I'm documenting every book I read this year, I'm also adding the ones I read to my students. Yeah, I'm like that, but I'll be adjusting my reading goal accordingly. I volunteer in a Grade 2 class and one of them asked me to read them this book. As a huge fan of Captain Underpants growing up, I was excited to see how Dav Pilkey supports a short story with his illustrations. The same old dumb humour is present in The Dumb Bunnies' Easter, and I genuinely had a laugh out loud moment reading this to my student. He sure got a kick out of it too.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I cringed when my daughter picked this up in the library. It was even worse than I thought when we got it home. It tried so hard to be funny that I just felt clobbered over the head by the stupidity of it all. It was so bad that even my little girl who would take home the whole library if she could, and have us read every book the moment we get home, didn't want mom or dad to finish this one.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is for older children do not read it to little kids or they will certainly grow up to be politicians or lawyers, The book is about irony, but a child needs to know why the pictures are wrong before they understand why the book is funny. I would say for 5 to 17 year olds this book is a Good Read.

[Bridgette Elston · Rating 5 out of 5]

We treated this one as a look n find amd she had to show me everything that was wrong with each page. And still many, many giggles.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yup...the Dumb Bunnies are really dumb. To celebrate Easter, they mix up all the traditional trappings of Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Easter. What a mess it is! And, they LOVE it!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are too much but in the best possible way. This issue celebrates easter, and thanksgiving, and christmas. Just as fun as always.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked some of the other Dumb Bunnies stories better, but this one was still silly and cute.

[Kate Matheis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really dumb. Children would love listening to the silly things the dumb bunnies do. Very entertaining!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is such a mixed up - and rather puzzling - story, children who understand the way things are supposed to be are sure to love it.

[Oona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silly Stories.

[Nam · Rating 2 out of 5]

What? I can't even remember which holiday they were celebrating and which it was supposed to be. I suppose it has some humor value, but I won't be reading this one to my child.

[Ad Astra · Rating 3 out of 5]

So dumb I had to laugh.

[Choon Ock · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's truly the book is too dumb to win an award.

[Mahlon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the first.

I'm legit framing a picture of Dav Pilkey's Easter Bunny and putting it on my desk at work. It's the best, most hysterical illustration I've ever seen.

[Claire Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is very funny because they treat Easter like Christmas

[Lagobond · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is entirely ridiculous, and made us (two grown-ups) laugh out loud repeatedly. Can't wait to try it out on the kiddos.

[Paula Greenfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a funny and clever way to combine the holidays. It was funny.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mix-match of all the holidays. Look out for all the quirky seasonal decorations and such.

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not terribly familiar with Dumb Bunnies, so this is probably really funny and it kinda was. Some of the weird was good and some of it wasn't good.

[Liana Gao · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 4-year-old son says this book is so funny.

[Lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such nostalgia