Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mo Willems
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Author: Mo WillemsIllustrator: Mo Willems
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-04
ISBN: 1423102991
Number of pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Book Reviews of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Book Review: Laugh out loud funny (for an adult!) too
Summary: 5 Stars
Sometimes a book can leave the reader cold. Sometimes a book can reach the reader deep inside. "Knuffle Bunny Too" reached me deep inside, in that place where few books reach: the funny bone. I never know just what will set off that funny bone, what will kick it into high drive, when that bone will make me spontaneously laugh out loud. "Knuffle Bunny Too" does it.
I love Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) by Mo Willems, but I do believe the sequel is twice as good (and certainly twice as long). I realize I am writing from an adult viewpoint instead of a child's, but adults must read these stories to those children. For the adult to love the story makes it so much more enjoyable in the sharing experience. (There is one book that my great-niece insists I read over and over and over. I detest that book because I don't like the story, the art, or anything about it.)
A great many children's illustrators are now giving hints of the story with their cover art, art on the end pages and on the title page. This use of visual foreshadowing and narrative back story is so clever of them that I tell my little students in the library to look for that. Sure enough, right there on the end pages are two knuffle bunnies leaning against each other. Two? Well, yes, that's the foreshadowing.
Then the back story on the double title page layout: a repetition of the marriage and birth of Trixie, who now talks. We first meet Trixie at the washateria with unobservant Dad who doesn't realize that knuffle bunny doesn't go home with the two of them. But the story ends well when Knuffle is found in the dryer--unharmed.
Now Trixie is going to to Pre-K with her one-of-a-kind bunny--until she spots Sonja with HER one-of-a-kind bunny! After arguing all morning over their bunnies, their teacher puts the pair (the bunnies) on top of a cabinet, giving us that end-page image that foreshadowed this very event!
The day ends, bunnies are restored to their owners' arms, all is well--until 2:30 am when both girls realize that neither has the right bunny. This section is the laugh out loud part. Both daddies with daughter and wrong bunny MUST rendez-vous with the other daddy and daughter and wrong bunny and make an exchange. Willems handles this like a kidnapping and ransom. Funny, funny.
How it ends is expected, but I'll let you consider what that is. If you have children in your life and give them the great gift of books, make both Knuffle Bunny books a priority. It's not the themes or even the artwork that make these books so dear. It's the surprise element, the Aha! experience, the poking at the funny bone that make these books winners.
A "laugh out loud" example? At the playground when Mom comes to take Trixie home, the look of dismay on both faces makes me laugh. I work in our After School Care two days a week. It no longer is surprising to me when either parent comes to pick up the child and the child cries to leave. It's not because the child fears the parent or doesn't want to go home. It's because the child is enjoying so much PLAYING and just wants to stay and PLAY! When I saw Willems's illustration of this situation, I laughed. I shared in his understanding. As written, my example is not funny. The humor comes in the surprise element, the unexpected when the reader first sees those facial expressions!
As for Willems's art: at first glance, it seems so elementary. On a quick study, it becomes brilliant: the use of black and white photography for the settings with comic book type colorful characters superimposed on the b/w images. It works because of Willems's use of the unexpected, the surprise element that jars the imagination.
"Knuffle Bunny Too"-- a definite must-have for your little one! It will work for you too!
Summary of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she sees something awful: Sonja has the same bunny. Suddenly, Knuffle Bunny doesn't seem so one-of-a-kind anymore. Chaos ensues until the bunnies are taken away by Ms. Greengrove. After school, Trixie finally gets her beloved bunny back. But in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes something. She has the wrong bunny! Daddy comes to the rescue again as a midnight swap is arranged with the other bunny, the other little girl, and the other daddy. Needless to say, the daddies are not very happy. By the end of the story Trixie has her beloved bunny back, but she has also gained something new: her very first best friend. In the tradition of the Caldecott Honor-winner KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE, this is another heartfelt, hilarious picture book that children (and their parents) will love.General Books
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