Knuffle Bunny

Willems, Mo. (2004). Knuffle Bunny. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.

Brief Annotation: Knuffle Bunny is a very special bunny for Trixie. She brings the bunny everywhere. One day Trixie and her dad go for a walk to the Laundromat and Knuffle Bunny is along for the ride. Trixie is not able to talk, but she plays and laughs along with her friend, and on their way home she is very upset. Her dad forgot Knuffle Bunny! She kicks and screams and tries to get her dad to turn around, but they finally get home and the mom suddenly realizes why Trixie is so upset- where is Knuffle Bunny?! They look all over and finally make their way back to the Laundromat- where the she finds her friend and says her very first words “Knuffle Bunny!”

Genre: Picture book- Mo Willems

Grade Level: Pre-K- 2nd Grade

Readers who will like this: Students who are fairly good readers but still working on some words will enjoy this book. There are not too many big words and the illustrations are awesome! The graphics are very unique and the story line is fun. Teachers will like this book to read out loud to younger students too- it is entertaining.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4, I thought this was a great book! It was fun and I absolutely loved the pictures. I think although the story line is fairly simple, there is so much added by the characters that Mo Willems has created. I will read this one out loud to my students for sure.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: “ What do you think a Knuffle Bunny is?”