If You Were My Bunny

My 3 year old loves bunnies. She has since she was a little baby. She has had the same stuffed bunny since she was 3 months old and now has a baker's dozen of assundry rabbits. We even call her our little bunny. So when my wife saw this book for the first time she broke down in tears. We bought it there on the spot and it has quickly become our families favorite bedtime book. This is a charming little book with great pictures. Singing the songs is a lot of fun. If a law was passed today that a family could only own 3 children's books this would definitely be one of ours.

This is both of my daughters'(ages 6 yrs and 20 mos)most requested book, and fun to read to them as you get to sing most of it. Tender lyrics about mommies and their babies, sung to classic lullaby tunes. Great book for snuggling.

I was given this book when my son was born, and it is by far his favorite. Each animal mother/baby pair has a read-it part and a sing-it part. The songs are revised lyrics done to standard lullabyes. The only song I didn't know the tune to was "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" (Sleep, Bear Cub, Sleep), so I made it up, and my son was none-the-wiser. He's 16 months old now, and he STILL calms down considerably when I sing the songs to him, although the book doesn't hold his attention as much as it used to. A must have, in my opinion.

I was always uncomfortable singing songs with lyrics like "When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall", or the materialism in "Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird." In this book, five familiar lullabies are rewritten with beautiful lyrics about baby bunnies, bears, cats, ducks, and dogs with their mothers (and one duck father). Plus, what child wouldn't like looking at illustrations of baby animals settling down to sleep with their parents? An excellent book, I like it just as much as my daughter does.

As a mother, I really like it when a book has something meaningful to say. Some books are frivolous; they teach no lessons because they're just for the fun of it. The book "If You Were My Bunny" is both fun and meaningful. This book is about the relationship between mothers and their children, and in this slim story, five animal moms tell their respective animal babies how very precious they are. My two-year-old daughter loves this book so much, she requests it every night. The songs which accompany the text (lyrics are sung to the tune of familiar lullabies) have become her bedtime songs. The lyrics are so sweet, I'm no longer allowed to sing "the old words". The sentiment of this book is wonderful, and the songs are catchy. I would recommend, however, looking at the last page before your first read - this way, you'll know what tune to use for each of the five animal's songs. The illustrations are superbly done, and just right for the 2-4 age group. It's so important to read to your kids, and when they love a book as much as my daughter loves this one, you can look forward to a special time together.