So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book - Hardcover
Follow Mother Rabbit through her rambling house and garden as she tucks in a whole alphabet of baby bunnies, from Abel through Zed. Rick Walton's rhyming text has the comforting familiarity of a lullaby, and Paige Miglio's watercolor paintings brim with warmth and gentle humor. This cozy bedtime ABC and counting book will be asked for again and again.
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Review:
"Old Mother Rabbit lived in a shoe. She had twenty-six children and knew what to do." Following that introduction Mother Rabbit proceeds to put her children to bed in alphabetical order, beginning with "1 was named Able, he slept on the table" to "26 was named Zed, he slept on the shed." The children settle down in all manner of bedtime perches, from tree branches to tricycles to the kitchen sink -- one conks out on the garden gate. True to their youthful nature, some of the children are doing anything except sleep, scribbling on wallpaper, riding a hobby horse, and engaging in a rousing pillow fight. Miglio's detailed watercolor illustrations of the swarming brood give the story a homey Victorian setting while adding plenty of humor. Although the text is inventive and funny, it becomes predictable before the entire alphabet have been covered. A twist ending provides a final compensating laugh: As the mother settles into her comfortable feather bed, all 26 bunnies abandon their makeshift arrangements and pile in with her. --"Kirkus Reviews, " 1/30/98
About the Author:
Rick Walton is the author of a lot of books for kids. He has written books about bunnies, bears, pigs, dogs, dinosaurs, bullfrogs, sheep, foxes, cows, cats, alligators, mice, and rats. But this is his first book about a gorilla. He lives in Provo, Utah, with whatever people and animals happen to be visiting at the moment. Girl & Gorilla is based on his life. He is Gorilla.
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- ISBN 10 0583136567
- ISBN 13 9780583136563
- BindingHardcover
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