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barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
2.0
ha, okay, first of all it was hard for me to read all the crossed out and written in text and I'm a good reader. I really see the audience for this book being 2nd-ish grade boys, who can read it themselves and appreciate of the comic violence craziness. I think the point of the book would be lost on the younger crowd.
beths0103's review against another edition
4.0
Reminiscent of a Little Golden Book, Birthday Bunny is the predictable story of a bunny who wakes up on his birthday and none of his friends remember it's his special day. But then of course, in the end, his friends really remembered it was his birthday and throw him a surprise party. Well Alex thinks Birthday Bunny is lame so he decides to make up his own story, crossing out and erasing words, adding new words and pictures to create Battle Bunny. What begins as a demure, submissive little children's book turns into an incendiary act of subversion
While Battle Bunny would be a difficult book to read aloud to a class in its entirety, it is certainly worth talking about and is one of those books that will get passed around from hand to hand, spending very little time on the book shelf. Despite the subversive nature of the story, it is really quite creative and complex in its structure, causing readers to have to strategize about how to unpack the text. Even I struggled with how to go about reading the book at first, eventually deciding to read Alex's defacings in my initial read-through, completely ignoring the original story, and then going through a second time to see what was actually in the original Birthday Bunny story. So in this way, Battle Bunny is a wonderful book to use to talk to students about reading strategies.
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While Battle Bunny would be a difficult book to read aloud to a class in its entirety, it is certainly worth talking about and is one of those books that will get passed around from hand to hand, spending very little time on the book shelf. Despite the subversive nature of the story, it is really quite creative and complex in its structure, causing readers to have to strategize about how to unpack the text. Even I struggled with how to go about reading the book at first, eventually deciding to read Alex's defacings in my initial read-through, completely ignoring the original story, and then going through a second time to see what was actually in the original Birthday Bunny story. So in this way, Battle Bunny is a wonderful book to use to talk to students about reading strategies.
Read the rest of my review on my blog
lbrauz's review against another edition
4.0
Totally creative revision of a book! Kids of all ages would like this one! Holden did!!
rainmisoa's review against another edition
4.0
lornarei's review against another edition
3.0
Cute idea, kids will enjoy it. I had trouble following along, I guess I kept trying to read the "real" story as well as Alex's story and it made things disjointed. But that's my problem, not the book's. Fun!
virginiacjacobs's review against another edition
5.0
This book tells two overlapping stories. The first is the story "printed" on the pages of a book Alex gets from his grandmother for his birthday. This first story is the classic tale of an animal who thinks his friends have forgotten his birthday, when they've actually planned a surprise party. It's been done, and it's a little blah, right?
Alex thinks so, too, so he takes the book and writes his own story about Battle Bunny and his evil plans, making himself, Alex, the hero of the book.
It's cleverly done and very entertaining.
Alex thinks so, too, so he takes the book and writes his own story about Battle Bunny and his evil plans, making himself, Alex, the hero of the book.
It's cleverly done and very entertaining.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
5.0
Recommended by someone on Twitter and having already found myself a huge Scieszka fan after [b:The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales|407429|The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales|Jon Scieszka|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429385524s/407429.jpg|1814587], I loved this book from the very first page onwards (or even the front cover) for the very clever play it does with form and style.
Originally a book meant for a young boy as a birthday present, it finds its schmaltzy, sickening narrative completely defaced by the owner in which Birthday Bunny becomes Battle Bunny and undergoes a series of deadly escapades in order to overthrow the stock characters of the book. Equally enjoyable is the idea of celebrating the breaking of the rule of writing/rubbing out/destroying of books. Definitely one for reluctant readers who might like to see that books are not always what they are seen as being.
Originally a book meant for a young boy as a birthday present, it finds its schmaltzy, sickening narrative completely defaced by the owner in which Birthday Bunny becomes Battle Bunny and undergoes a series of deadly escapades in order to overthrow the stock characters of the book. Equally enjoyable is the idea of celebrating the breaking of the rule of writing/rubbing out/destroying of books. Definitely one for reluctant readers who might like to see that books are not always what they are seen as being.
froydis's review against another edition
5.0
Very, very funny book! Obviously, this poor grandma gave a book much too young for her somewhat bloodthirsty (i.e., normal) grandson! He certainly does a great job spicing it up. Leave it to Jon Scieszka to create yet another fantastic book for boys (and girls!) with a huge amount of both kid and parent appeal. This is a must-read! (Count how many times you laugh out loud.)
oneangrylibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
The writing style did not work for me at all. I thought it was a cute idea but did not carry over in execution.