Knuffle Bunny-Mo Willems September 16, 2007
Ah, if parents could only speak “Aggle flaggle klabble.” Think of the hits and misses of child rearing that could be avoided. I think back on those years. “Okay, I’ve changed you, fed you, burped you, walked you, rocked you, sang to you, patted you, checked you front to back and asked you (fruitless as it’s always proved to be). Why are you still crying?” “Aggle flaggle klabble.” (Sigh.) So now we come to the premise of Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Trixie accompanies her linguistically-challenged father to the laundromat bringing with her her most-important Knuffle Bunny. On the way home, Trixie realizes that Knuffle Bunny has been left behind. “Aggle flaggle klabble!”, Trixie informs her father. Dad just doesn’t get it, despite Trixie’s increasingly urgent pleas, until Mom innocently asks after the missing bunny. Back to the laundromat. The pictures in this books are a combination of realistic depictions and drawings and are good. The “Duh” look on Trixie’s face after Mom’s inquiring after Knuffle Bunny is classic. Mo Willems just knows. Another good one.
Knuffle Bunny
Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems
Accelerated Reader RL 1.6
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