{"id":29021,"date":"2016-08-12T17:18:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T21:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29021"},"modified":"2016-08-12T17:18:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T21:18:51","slug":"review-of-bear-and-bunny-by-daniel-pinkwater-and-will-hillenbrand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29021","title":{"rendered":"Review of Bear and Bunny, by Daniel Pinkwater and Will Hillenbrand"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bear_and_bunny_large\"<\/a>Bear and Bunny<\/em><\/p>\n

by Daniel Pinkwater
\nillustrated by Will Hillenbrand<\/p>\n

Candlewick Press, 2015. 40 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a book that makes me smile. It\u2019s simple, matter-of-fact, and utterly charming.<\/p>\n

Bear and Bunny live in a forest and they are friends. \u201cThey like to wander in the woods, look for things to eat, and talk things over. They like to sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

I like the simple songs they sing, such as:<\/p>\n

I wonder
\nI wonder
\nI wonder where
\nI wonder where my little bear is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And:<\/p>\n

I wonder
\nI wonder
\nI wonder where
\nI wonder where my big bunny is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You see, the bear is sure the bunny is a very small bear.
\nThe bunny is sure the bear is a very large bunny.
\nThis is not so, but it would be too hard to explain it to them. Besides, it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In this story, the bear and bunny do those simple things: wander, look for things to eat, talk things over, and sing. And they take lots of naps. (Talking things over makes you sleepy, after all.)<\/p>\n

The two friends decide they\u2019d like a pet. After the bunny explains what a pet is \u2013 \u201can animal you take care of and feed, and it loves you\u201d \u2013 they look for one and find a nice \u201ckitty.\u201d When they ask if the kitty would like to go home with them, it answers with a friendly \u201cCROAK!\u201d<\/p>\n

Kids will enjoy understanding things better than Bear and Bunny do. Adult readers will enjoy singing the simple songs. This is a friendly, cozy book about the wonder of living in an interesting place \u2013 even if you don\u2019t fully understand everything you find.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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