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A review by qkjgrubb
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny— Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath
5.0
This book was GREAT! My children and I have a habit of reading aloud for a half-hour or so each day in our homeschool. We are always on the lookout for books that appeal to everyone -- the ages range from 7-14. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire fit the bill perfectly.
Madeline, a lonely, independent, sensible girl discovers that her hippie-dippy, irresponsible parents have been kidnapped by foxes. In an effort to rescue them, Madeline discovers a pair of bunnies --who reminded me of a cross between Mr. and Mrs. Bennett in Pride & Prejudice and Nick and Nora from the Thin Man -- who have decided that they are detectives simply because they have matching fedoras. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny hop at the chance to help Madeline. However most of their ideas are laugh out loud silly. These adventures include include taking a disguised marmot, whose first name is THE, to The Olde Spaghetti Factory to gorge on garlic bread, appearing before a Bunny Council in overalls, and driving around Rabbitville in a Smart Car wearing purple platform shoes.
Naturally all this silliness makes excellent reading aloud. My kids LOVED THIS! I had a lot of fun coming up with different voices for each of the characters. I also appreciated the attention to the writing. While it was all in good fun, there were some solid themes in the story about being responsible (Madeline's parents got a incomprehensible lecture from Mr. Bunny about their parenting skills!) and noticing things around you, like talking animals. I LOVED the references to Einstein and Jane Austen and the madcap plot twists and hilarious dialogue. I could have done without the phrase "Bollocks!" spoken by a disagreeable moocher bunny at the end, but when one is reading aloud, that is easily skipped over. I probably would have given this book four stars, but my five children's enthusiasm for this story pushed it to a five.
This book is a great read for kids of all ages!
Madeline, a lonely, independent, sensible girl discovers that her hippie-dippy, irresponsible parents have been kidnapped by foxes. In an effort to rescue them, Madeline discovers a pair of bunnies --who reminded me of a cross between Mr. and Mrs. Bennett in Pride & Prejudice and Nick and Nora from the Thin Man -- who have decided that they are detectives simply because they have matching fedoras. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny hop at the chance to help Madeline. However most of their ideas are laugh out loud silly. These adventures include include taking a disguised marmot, whose first name is THE, to The Olde Spaghetti Factory to gorge on garlic bread, appearing before a Bunny Council in overalls, and driving around Rabbitville in a Smart Car wearing purple platform shoes.
Naturally all this silliness makes excellent reading aloud. My kids LOVED THIS! I had a lot of fun coming up with different voices for each of the characters. I also appreciated the attention to the writing. While it was all in good fun, there were some solid themes in the story about being responsible (Madeline's parents got a incomprehensible lecture from Mr. Bunny about their parenting skills!) and noticing things around you, like talking animals. I LOVED the references to Einstein and Jane Austen and the madcap plot twists and hilarious dialogue. I could have done without the phrase "Bollocks!" spoken by a disagreeable moocher bunny at the end, but when one is reading aloud, that is easily skipped over. I probably would have given this book four stars, but my five children's enthusiasm for this story pushed it to a five.
This book is a great read for kids of all ages!