Knuffle Bunny Too

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems

Scholastic Inc.,2007

38 pages

     The reason I chose this book is because of the illustrations. I thought they were so intriguing! And I too had a favorite stuffed animal. His name is "Puffy" and he now lives in a shadow box. Trixie takes her bunny to school. She was under the impression that she was the only one who had a bunny like that. Her and her friend Sonja have the same bunny! It didn't take long for them to both get in trouble and the teacher takes the bunnies away. Later that night, as Trixie is snuggling with her bunny, she realizes that she has the wrong one!

     As I said, the illustrations are what hooked me into reading this story. They were done by ink sketches on actual photographs and the effect is so cool! It was fun to look at the pictures and see what was an actual photograph and what was computer generated. The illustrations were also super hilarious. I loved the bunnies expressions!

     You could use this book in any K-5 or first grade classroom just for the enjoyment of the students. The students would be as fascinated as me looking at the pictures, once they realize that they are actual photos taken in a real place. This could also give the teacher the opportunity to introduce the students to the concept of different cities in America. What would it be like to live in a big city like Trixie does? This book received the Caldecott Medal in 2008.