Bunny's Easter Egg

PreS-Gr 2 This story reclaims some of the predictable and gentle humor that marks successful children's books of the past. Bunny is too tired to deliver her last egg, a plain one that she returns to her basket. But when she crawls in beside it to get some sleep, the egg makes a cracking noise that begins her fruitless journey to find a quiet place. Each page finds her moving on "with a hop, a skip, and a jump," and children will enjoy chiming in with "'Oh, No!' cried Bunny. 'I can't sleep here!'" The birds are too noisy, the hedgehogs too painful, and the mice too squeaky. By the time she gets back to her basket, she is no longer alonethe egg has hatched into a quietly companionable duckling. Mortimer's illustrations are equally old fashionedrealistic watercolors that, while projecting a certain stasis, still manage to perfectly capture the facial expressions of the various animals Bunny encounters. A fine addition to holiday collections."Lisa Egly Lehmuller, St. Patrick's Catholic School, Charlotte, NC" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.