Thursday, April 12, 2012

Home for a Bunny


My youngest absolutely LOVES this book!  In fact, it's a favorite among children in the 3-5 years, especially at this time of year.  Home for a Bunny (c. 1956) a golden book by the beloved Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon) and illustrated by one of our favorites Garth Williams (Little House on the Prairie series) remains a precious, spring story.

The rhyming and repetition in the text attracts kids' attention so much so that they end up memorizing it to "read" to their parents:

"Spring, Spring, Spring!" sang the frog.
"Spring!" said the groundhog. . . 

In the Spring a bunny came down the road.
He was going to find a home of his own.
A home for a bunny,
A home of his own,
Under a rock,
Under a stone,
Under a log,
Or under the ground.
Where would a bunny find a home?


The bunny then proceeds to look for a home, questioning a variety of species if he can join their home.

So if your weary from reading Goodnight Moon, try Home for a Bunny.

2 comments:

  1. Perfect for spring! I love all the Golden Book classics :) XOL

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  2. This was my favorite book as a young child. I need to order a copy. Does anyone happen to have the groundhog picture?

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