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Knuffle Bunny
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!

Reviewed 2011
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