The ABC Bunny

I bought this book at the suggestion of a Homeschool Curriculum and my son and I love it. It goes through the alphabet and isn't too distracting.

This book is a must read for any young child- even an infant. The black and white pencil drawings are intricate and soft, and though my son is older, he was drawn right into the illustrations. The copy that we checked out came with an audiotape, with accompanying music which is printed in the book on the last page, with the words. The book itself it very rhythmical and lends itself to be sung by a child even without the music. I found a few grammatical (punctuation) errors (Scholastic 1990 edition), which tripped me up as I read along, but not having another printing to compare to, I didn't let that determine the star quality of this book. I can almost remember it being read to me as a child, and I would read it to anyone who would sit and listen.

A TERRIFIC BOOK FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!!!! THIS LOVELY LITTLE BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF A BUNNY FINDING ITS WAY HOME AFTER IT WAS RUDELY AWAKENED BY AN, QUOTE, "APPLE, BIG AND RED". IT MEETS UP WITH A FROG, A, QUOTE, "KITTEN, CATNIP CRAZY" AND A LIZARD. THE BOOK CAN BE ENJOYED BY ALL, 1-YEAR-OLDS THROUGH 100-YEAR-OLDS. IN SOME EDITIONS, IT ALSO HAS A NICE LITTLE SONG. HERE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM THE BOOK: A FOR APPLE, BIG AND RED B FOR BUNNY, SNUG ABED C FOR CRASH, D FOR DASH, E FOR ELSEWHERE IN A FLASH F FOR FROG, HE'S FAT AND FUNNY "LOOKS LIKE RAIN" HE SAYS TO BUNNY G FOR GAIL, H FOR HAIL HIPPETY-HOP GOES BUNNY'S TAIL I FOR INSECTS HER AND THERE, J FOR JAY WITH JAUNTY AIR K FOR KITTEN, CATNIP CRAZY L FOR LIZARD LOOK HOW LAZY........ Y FOR YOU, TAKE ONE LAST LOOK, Z FOR ZERO. CLOSE THE BOOK!

What a lovely book for young children. ABC Bunny creatively displays the alphabet in story form. In the little bunny's many encounters with other critters it lays the groundwork for a great nature study. There is a cute little song for children who like to sing as well as be read to! The illustrations are enticing and full of action. Written in a very original way to introduce the alphabet to young children, I hope that this book will soon be back in print so that we can continue to share it with others.

A small book on the alphabet which tells a story in rhyme of a bunny going home. It was a 1934 Newbery Honor book (i.e., runner-up to the Medal winner) for best contribution to American children's literature. Wanda Gág (1893-1946) was a well-known illustrator and writer of children's books.