Bun Bun Button

PreS-K—Paige's bunny has a pocket in her ear and flowers on her body. She keeps the girl company when she's under the willow tree or blowing bubbles for the Siamese cats. Gramma reminds her to hold on tight to Bun Bun Button when she attaches a balloon to her arm, but when the string accidentally unravels, the helium balloon lifts the much-loved toy out of her arms and into the sky. The Darling family has always been lucky, though, so after several tears, Paige waits patiently for her Bun Bun to return. Polacco's exuberant pencil and marker illustrations take readers from the grandmother's cozy home up to the clouds where the stuffed rabbit travels with the Canada geese and a seagull. When she falls to the ground, she is delivered to Gramma by one of the woman's many pets, in this case, a squirrel. Paige comes home from preschool feeling a little sad, but after she sees Bun Bun Button everyone celebrates the reunion in Gramma's Old Blue Chair. A comforting story about the strong bond between a grandmother and her granddaughter and the loss and recovery of a beloved toy.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada