Bunny roo and duckling too

Melissa Marr

Book - 2021

A mother demonstrates how much she loves her child by pretending to be various animals her little one reminds her of as they share a busy day.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
New York : Nancy Paulsen Books [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Melissa Marr (author)
Other Authors
Teagan White (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience
Ages 0-3.
ISBN
9780525516040
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Marr and White produce a toddler sequel to Bunny Roo, I Love You (2015). "One day you woke… / and hopped out of bed. I thought you'd become a frog, / so I brought you to the pond," the doting narrator begins. But after touching the water, the child behaves like a duckling. And when the narrator joins the child in the water, the child clings like a monkey to the adult's back. This pattern continues as the adult and child go through their day interacting, the child becoming a snake and a cheetah before morphing into "my bunny roo." The rabbit eats some salad before a snuggle finally reveals the human child they have been all along, a barefoot tot in green one-piece pajamas with light skin and hair a shade lighter than their mother's red. "You are my everything, as fun as all the animals in the world." Pale, creamy backgrounds and sparse details keep the focus on the parent-child relationship, which is very sweet and tender, especially in the closing vignette of mother holding a snuggly child. The mother, whether animal or human, has prominent eyelashes that her child lacks. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-19-inch double-page spreads viewed at 29.7% of actual size.) Both a sweet lap-read and a gentle exhortation that caregivers interact with their children. (Picture book. 2-4) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.