Boo, Bunny!

by Kathryn O. Galbraith, Jeff Mack (Illustrator)

Overview

Eeek!
Squeak!

Halloween can be especially spooky for a shy bunny. But when that shy bunny bumps into another shy bunny, friendship scares away fear. Once they join forces, not even the darkest night can stop them two brave bunnies from having the best Halloween ever.

Full of sounds, spookiness, and sweetness, this dynamic picture book celebrates the best part of Halloween: friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547767369
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	106 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Kathryn O. Galbraith is the author of many playful and poetic picture books, including Boo, Bunny!, illustrated by Jeff Mack. She lives in Tacoma, Washington. http://www.kathrynogalbraith.com
JEFF MACK has been drawing since he was in first grade and is the illustrator of many books for children including Boo, Bunny! written by Kathryn Galbraith, and James Howe's Bunnicula and Friends series. He lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K

Neophyte trick-or-treaters might be just a tad nervous about the things that go boo in the night, but this story should go a long way toward alleviating their discomfort. Two nervous rabbits meet on Halloween night. "One bunny quivers./One bunny shivers./One big door./One hissing cat./Two small bunnies/tap,/tap,/tap." Mack's illustrations are a delicious contrast of dark backgrounds, spooky shapes, and bright fuzzy rabbits in their costumes. The theme is that what's frightening for an individual is bearable "and even fun" when you have a companion. The vivid color contrasts and direct, face-your-fears story are reminiscent of Susan L. Roth's Night-Time Numbers (Barefoot, 1999).-Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY

School Library Journal

One little green-caped and -masked bunny makes its tremulous way through a dark Halloween night until-"Jump. / Bump! / 'Eeek!' / 'Squeak!'-it bumps into a bumblebee-bunny, and shivering and quivering, they decide to join forces, "two paws held tight," for trick-or-treating. Galbraith's minimal text falls into nicely staccato rhyming couplets, while Mack's bright acrylics isolate his fuzzy protagonists on a spooky, black background that places bare-branched trees in bold silhouette against an eerily colored sky. Colors modulate as the newfound friends proceed, joyously scattering bits of candy and carrots behind. Newly minted trick-or-treaters will ask for this one over and over. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

"Newly minted trick-or-treaters will ask for this one over and over."—Kirkus Reviews

“Venturing out on Halloween isn't as scary with a fellow bunny friend.  Jeff Mack's illustrations are so furrily appealing, even first-time trick-or-treaters will be reassured."—People magazine —

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