No Bunnies Here!

K-Gr 2–A laugh-out-loud book about thinking fast and sticking to your story. All is well in Bunnyville, the land of a thousand bunnies, until the day a hungry-looking lone wolf arrives. In order to avoid being lunch, a quick-thinking white bunny repeatedly reassures Wolf there are no bunnies to be found. Instead, the bunny reasons that what Wolf is seeing is actually a unicorn, or a lamp, or a puppy dog. Wolf’s comical expressions and lack of response reveal he is not fooled, especially when the Hoppy Day Parade begins and Bunnyville residents march along, celebrating all things bunnies. After Wolf begins to cry, a massive misunderstanding is straightened out. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a timeless theme, explored in numerous titles, but Sauer’s latest outing proves a fresh and enjoyable take on the topic. Comical dialogue lends itself superbly for reading aloud at story time, expertly complemented by Burach’s humorously detailed and brightly colored spreads. Drawn in a loose, cartoon style, these provide details to pore over once story hours have come to a close, and may invite new readers into the pages to see what’s going on.