Small Bunny's Blue Blanket

PreS-K—Small Bunny's blanket is his constant companion. It helps him soar on the swings, paint great pictures, and even read hard words. So when his mother announces that the blanket, along with its owner, needs a bath, Small Bunny understandably objects. Mommy prevails, however, and eventually returns Blue Blanket, washed, dried, and "good as new!" But new, according to Small Bunny, is definitely NOT good. Not to worry, though, because after hours of playing and painting and reading, it ends up "just the way it was before./Perfect." The blue motif is carried throughout, from the title script that swirls above Blue Blanket on the cover, to overlapping blue shapes on the endpapers, to the minimal text printed in blue. The childlike line drawings that appear on large expanses of white space are occasionally filled in with hints of pale blue in contrast to the darker hues emphasizing Blue Blanket's starring role on almost every page. There are humorous touches throughout, such as Small Bunny and Blanket hiding under the bed and a page of sequential drawings depicting the little fellow watching his blanket twirl in the washer. Pair this enjoyable story with Kim Lewis's Hooray for Harry (Candlewick, 2006), about another favorite blanket hung out to dry.—Marianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT