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The Runaway Bunny

		8.0
		0.0 (0)

Added by Mamma B April 05, 2009

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Author	Margaret Wise Brown
Genres	Family & Friends • Fantasy / Make Believe • Emotions / Feelings • Lessons / Behavior

A bedtime story of hide and seek begins when a little bunny decides to run away from home. He soon finds out that his mothers love will follow him to the ends of the earth and home is the best place to be.

The Runaway Bunny
8 out of 10 based on 1 reviews.

Mamma Bookworm review

A Classic

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This is a classic story first published in 1942. Even if you haven't read this one, you probably recognize the artwork from Margaret Wise Browns companion stories - 'My World' and 'Goodnight Moon'. According to the publisher it has been so popular over the years that it has never been out of print.

I think this is a great bedtime book. It has a nice back and forth pace that creates a nice rhythm to lull a child to sleep. The story has a mother rabbit telling her son that even if he runs away she will follow him anywhere he goes no matter what he pretends to become (ie: a fish, a bird, a flower). In the end he decides that whatever reason he had for wanting to leave wasn't as important as his desire to stay with the mommy who loves him so much.

The illustrations in this book are half black and white ink sketch, and half bright painting. They give a very soft, dreamlike state to the book. My personal favorite is when the mother tells her bunny that, "If you become a bird and fly away from me, I will be the tree that you come home to." - and the picture is of a big green rabbit shaped tree with a tiny pink and white winged bunny flying to it.

It's a great classic that almost everyone seems to enjoy in my house.