Knuffle Bunny
Author and Illustrator: Mo Willems
Hyperion Books for Children
Copyright 2004
15 pages
Picture Book

In the beginning, Trixie goes with her dad to the laundromat. They have fun together on the way there. On the way home, Trixie becomes upset for reasons unknown to daddy. When they arrive home mommy asks where Knuffle Bunny is. they return to the laundromat to search for the stuffed animal. To Trixie's delight, they found it!

The pictures in this book are very unique. The pictures of the characters are illustrations and they are pasted onto a real life scenery for the background. I thought this was a neat way to bring reality into the book. The background pictures are black and white so it brings out the actual illustrations.

This book would be appropriate for the younger grades. It could be a good conversation starter for young children to discuss if they maybe have a special stuffed animal. They could also write a journal response that talks about whether or not they have ever lost it and where it ended up being. This could also be a lesson about problem and solution. The problem being that she is upset. The solution being that her precious stuffed animal is at the laundromat and they need to go and retrieve it.This book has been awarded a Caldecott medal.