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showell's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet little story. Pleasant to read over (and over and over ...)
beyondevak's review against another edition
4.0
My kids and I really liked this book. It was simple, cute, and educational. We were able to talk about what we saw and problem solve each scenario.
I would definitely recommend this book.
I would definitely recommend this book.
sasvrai's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
idgey's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Story was very simplistic but I LOVED the illustrations
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
Will the bunny find a home?
Spoiler - he does.
I mean. it's not like the book is going to end with and sorry kids the bunny was a homeless bum addicted to crack cocaine and took up being a sex worker to survive on the streets.
Anyway this is actually what you would expect and not what I described.
Spoiler - he does.
I mean. it's not like the book is going to end with and sorry kids the bunny was a homeless bum addicted to crack cocaine and took up being a sex worker to survive on the streets.
Anyway this is actually what you would expect and not what I described.
readingwhenican's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it as a kid, reread it with my kid- cute, a little weird, mostly enjoyable.
xterminal's review
3.0
Margaret Wise Brown, Home for a Bunny (Golden Press, 1956)
Margaret Wise Brown is, of course, best-known for Goodnight Moon. It's a classic for a reason, even if it does break its rhythm in one very conspicuous place (“and a young mouse” is missing two syllables). If you're familiar with Brown past that, it's probably because of The Runaway Bunny, and I have often wondered how popular that book would still be were pictures of it not cleverly introduced in Goodnight Moon. But Brown wrote a large number of children's books over the course of her career. Home for a Bunny may well be more indicative of her work than Goodnight Moon. And it's... not as good. The story (and yes, unlike Goodnight Moon, this one does have a story) is simple and comforting; it's the diction that doesn't quite get it. In fact, while it's obvious from some of Brown's word choices that this is, or at some point in its development was, meant to be verse, that idea seems to have been abandoned a revision or two before the book was released. In other words, if you go on trying to find the rhythm that you are almost certain is there, you're probably going to drive yourself mad. Don't bother, just read it as prose, and you will do well. The illustrations are quite wonderful, and in keeping with the Golden Books aesthetic of the fifties; the bean is much fonder of the pictures than the words, and to be honest, so is dad. ***
Margaret Wise Brown is, of course, best-known for Goodnight Moon. It's a classic for a reason, even if it does break its rhythm in one very conspicuous place (“and a young mouse” is missing two syllables). If you're familiar with Brown past that, it's probably because of The Runaway Bunny, and I have often wondered how popular that book would still be were pictures of it not cleverly introduced in Goodnight Moon. But Brown wrote a large number of children's books over the course of her career. Home for a Bunny may well be more indicative of her work than Goodnight Moon. And it's... not as good. The story (and yes, unlike Goodnight Moon, this one does have a story) is simple and comforting; it's the diction that doesn't quite get it. In fact, while it's obvious from some of Brown's word choices that this is, or at some point in its development was, meant to be verse, that idea seems to have been abandoned a revision or two before the book was released. In other words, if you go on trying to find the rhythm that you are almost certain is there, you're probably going to drive yourself mad. Don't bother, just read it as prose, and you will do well. The illustrations are quite wonderful, and in keeping with the Golden Books aesthetic of the fifties; the bean is much fonder of the pictures than the words, and to be honest, so is dad. ***
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