Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo WillemsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Violet Says: 5 stars
I love this book! It's one of my favs, and one of the books I've probably read the most. The best part is when Trixie and her daddy forget Knuffle Bunny in the laundry machine. Before I could even talk I loved to point at Knuffle Bunny peeking out the window of the laundry machine and say "uh oh!" There is also a dog or two in the background of some of the pictures that I like to point out.
Dad Says: 4 stars
The story here isn't anything exceptional, but it's told in a lovely style with drawings mixed with black and white photographs. Trixie and her daddy walk through the city (pretty sure it's Brooklyn but who's counting), go to the laundromat, and forget Trixie's bunny, Knuffle Bunny, there. Because Trixie can't talk yet she can't explain that they've forgotten the bunny so it isn't until they get home that Mom realizes what's wrong and the whole fam has to hurry back to find it. I don't really appreciate that the dad is the dolt in the story, especially since he's the one going to the effort of taking the kid out AND doing the laundry AT THE SAME TIME...but that's nitpicky I realize. Anyway, the drama is pretty limited after the first couple readings, so it's not my all-time favorite, but it's just exceptionally solid across the board: well-written, nicely constructed, great art, cool style. And Violet loves it when they forget the bunny.
Violet probably likes it a little more than dad, but both of us recommend Knuffle Bunny highly!
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