A Cautionary Tale
Mo Willems
Hyperion.
2011 / ISBN 9781423144496
Fiction / Humor / Picture book and CD / Ages 4-8
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Reviewed
by Bob Walch
This special
edition features not only the classic story about a little girl
and her misplaced stuffed toy but also a CD of the musical stage
version of this picture book.
The story
itself involves a trip to the Laundromat that goes terribly wrong
when little Trixie’s Knuffle Bunny ends up in one of the machines.
Unfortunately, Trixie hasn’t mastered communicating with her
parents quite yet using the King’s English, so when she shouts,
“Aggle Flaggle Klabble!” her father doesn’t understand
the gravity of the situation.
“Blaggle
plabble! Wumby flappy? And Waaaa!” don’t convey the
seriousness of the problem nor the child’s dilemma either.
Fortunately,
when they arrive home Trixie’s mother naturally realizes her
daughter is without Knuffle Bunny and the frantic search begins.
And when the bunny is finally located, none the worse for wear and
appreciably cleaner, if a bit soggy, Trixie utters her first recognizable
words, “Knuffle Bunny!”.
On the CD
you’ll find such wonderful songs as “Walkin’ Dad
with His Girl”, “Washy Washy”, “Don’t
Worry” and “Aggle Flaggle Klabble”. There’s
a bonus storybook read-along too!
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