Seven Little Bunnies

by Julie Stiegemeyer, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Overview

It’s bedtime for seven little bunnies, but each bunny is busy having fun! Will they stop? One by one, each bunny gets...cozy, then dozy, then drowsy, then...drops into bed! Soft illustrations rendered in watercolor by Laura J. Bryant bring this bedtime readaloud to a quiet ending. Count the bunnies as they fall asleep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761456001
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	01/05/2012
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Author Julie Stiegemeyer lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Editorial Reviews

04/27/2015
As bedtime approaches, seven little bunnies show no signs of slowing down. One bunny "thumps a big drum,/ hums and drums with a rum, pum, pum." His brothers and sisters prance around him and pursue other evening distractions. One snacks on a carrot with gusto, one splashes in the tub, and another enjoys a book. In rhyming stanzas that never falter, Stiegemeyer (Gobble Gobble Crash!) describes each restless bunny in turn and wonders, "will he stop?" The answer is always the same, and always appears on the facing page as the antic youngsters give in, one by one, with a repeated, hypnotic "Cozy,/ dozy,/ drowsy... / drop." Bryant (Yummiest Love) pictures the light brown, white-chinned bunnies in unique, identifiable blouses and shorts. As each of them drops off, they pile up in an ever-growing heap, with their long ears and paws floppy and eyes softly closed. Their parents tuck them "snug in bed,/ with Mama's kiss upon each head." Stiegemeyer and Bryant do justice both to the intense energy of children resisting slumber, and the sweet relaxation that eventually follows. Ages 3-8. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1—When Mama and Papa say, "Climb in your beds, time to rest your sleepy heads," seven rambunctious rabbits have other ideas in mind. The first little bunny "thumps a big drum,/hums and drums with a rum, pum, pum./Humming, drumming, will he stop?" Bryant's winsome watercolors showcase the busy activities. The quiet refrain of "Cozy,/dozy,/drowsy.../drop" appears on the facing page along with the tuckered bunny fast asleep. In similar rhyming fashion, the nighttime escapades of the other six are presented. As their dancing, snacking, sneezing, splashing, ball playing, and reading fun tires them out, one by one they join their snoozing siblings on the floor. Children will enjoy counting the pajama-clad bunnies in this sweet story.—Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada

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