Seven Little Bunnies

by Julie Stiegemeyer, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Seven little bunnies are distracted at bedtime

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Rabbits, Childrens, Counting, Number

24 pages, Hardcover

First published March 28, 2010

Reviews

[Tegan]

A great bedtime story!

[A.J.]

This was okay, but it was a little hard to read to kids. I ended up having to do too much explaining of each page, saying what was happening to the bunnies and why.

The more you have to explain, the more you take away from the flow of the story, so it's probably not a story I'll read again.

[Stacy Handlin]

Lovely little rhyming bedtime book. It's sweet and cute and not a long book. I appreciate the short books when we want to pick more than one or don't have a lot of time for a story. Easy to read.

[Villain E]

Seven little bunnies preparing for bed in rhyme. Knida cute.

[Brie]

Charming story

Delightful charming story with beautiful pictures. It was a pleasure to read this story to my toddler class. They loved it.

[Elizabeth]

Short, with lots of rhyming and repetition.

[Cricket Muse]

Seven Little Bunnies is a frolicking fun read about getting a handful of bunnies to go to bed. The jubilant text of Julie Stiegemeyer reflects the bounciness of the bunnies as each one eventually succumbs to sleep, while the bright watercolor renderings of Laura Bryant round out the story. This is entertaining sing-song celebration of nightly routine.

Both the author and illustrator have captured the busyness of getting a young child to bed. Stiegemeyer proves that when rhymed text is done well it is infectious and fun and begs for numerous rereadings. The repeated chorus of “cozy, dozy, drowsy, drop” invites participation. Bryant’s detailed watercolor illustrations depict the energy of bedtime routine. While some bedtime books softly prepare children for bed Seven Little Bunnies is a exultant escort to dreamland. It’s hoped there will be further collaborations from this author and illustrator duo.

[Terry]

My son liked this book. He liked predicting the next number (counts from "first" to "seventh" bunnies). The repetition of the "Cozy, dozy ..." phrase meant that he could say it along with me. This is a book he wanted to read again and again.

Big Kid Reaction: I liked this book. It was fun and wound down to a sweet ending about going to sleep. I found myself reading the last stanza softly and gently and wanting to put the kids right in bed afterward.

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[Linda]

I found this at my library, had the pleasure of attending a poetry workshop with Julie. It’s a simple bedtime story with a sweetly rhyming part about each bunny, trying so hard to do one more thing before going to bed. The rhymes are wonderful, each ending with “Cozy, dozy, drowsy…drop.” For parents, you’ll understand immediately what’s happening because children do it too. They want to do just one more thing, and boom, they’re asleep. For my granddaughters, they loved the lively and colorful pictures by Laura Bryant, and the rhyme, nearly memorized by the four year old because we read it so many times the day she visited. It’s a terrific bedtime book!

[Donalyn]

This was fun book for young children, with interesting words that describe the young bunnies' actions like "spinning swirl" and "munching, crunching." Children will memorize the catchy refrain that signals another bunny has fallen asleep, "Cozy, dozy, drowsy, drop."

Is it old-fashioned of me to wish that there were ten bunnies, so the book could be more of a counting book, too?

[Jess Brown]

This makes a nice bedtime book or PJ storytime read aloud. Great repetition of the phrase, "Cozy, dozy, drowsy...drop" which would easily enable you to get kids into the book. I could also see using it as a flannelboard story, adding one felt bunny at a time as the story builds. Best for toddlers and preschoolers.

[Amanda]

A very cute bedtime and counting book. While it only goes to seven, it is written in such easy to read verse, that it seems to be aimed at younger than even counting age although my 4 y/o enjoyed it quite a bit.

[Janet]

Such a brief story about seven bunny brothers and sisters going to bed with a refrain of cozy, dozy, drowsy, drop. Young children will love it as well as their parents. Illustrations are great and enhances the reassuring story. Loved it.

[Samantha]

It's bedtime and the 7 bunnies are dropping of to sleep one by one in rhyming text with a catchy refrain.

Illustrations were rendered using watercolor.

This is a delicious bedtime read aloud, love that refrain! PreK-2.

[Rachel]

Cute bedtime storytime book about seven little bunnies getting ready for bed. I love the watercolor illustrations!

[Nancy J.]

This book has cute pictures and the children will enjoy looking at the clothing to identify each as they fall off to sleep

[Tina B]

bunnies, counting, bedtime, repetitive phrase

[Rachel]

Simple and straightforward great word usage.

[Marge]

good for storytime

[Molly]

This is a fun read aloud- great for a sleepytime storytime.

[Tricia]

Seven adorable bunnies head off to bed and one by one, they fall asleep in mid-activity with a repeating phrase of "cozy, dozy, drowsy...drop." Fun readaloud for preschoolers~!

[Lisa]

Good rhythm, cute pictures, nice bedtime story. Although, we just read it to read it. It got the "AGAIN!" request multiple times. I gladly obliged!

[Mandy]

It's bedtime, and the seven little bunnies begin to play. Will they ever get to sleep? Would be cute to act out!

[Dacia]

Very Cute Bedtime Story

Very Cute Bedtime Story

This is a cute little rhyming sorry. It's quick to read but still funny and sweet. My little one loves it.

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady]

okay

[MissInformation]

counting book for story time. rhymes.

[John]

Cute book, suitable for storytime.