Battle Bunny

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he woke up soooo excited that he was going to see all his friends and they would throw him a party and he would get presents and everyone would shower him with attention and cake. the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. From the very beginning, it's clear that Alex (who happens to be the book's owner, per his grandmother's flowery inscription to him inside) has little regard for his special storybook birthday present. Battle Bunny is the story of a Bunny who is sad because his forest friends haven't recognized that today is his birthday. He illustrated two books, one in the old fashioned “Golden Book” style we all are familiar with and one in the illustrations of a small, defiant, talented book vandal!

Apparently the story of "Birthday Bunny" was not dangerous enough for Alex so he made some alterations.This is an example of exactly how kids are told not to interact with their books—and that’s what makes it so effective. The cover, retitled Battle Bunny, now features rockets, planes, bombs, and a general promise of mayhem. Things look pretty grim for Hero Alex, but he has one card left to play that Bunny doesn't expect (but readers might.

and Chloe and the Lion (both illustrated by Adam Rex), and The New York Times bestseller Extra Yarn (9781406352481).This deliciously subversive piece of metafiction skewers--with sharp wit and a sharper pencil--the earnest, purposeful literature so popular in the middle of the last century. Although this re-design of the book was meant to make the story more interesting to children, I would not recommend sharing it with any. Young children do not always have the best poker face so when they are given a gift they don’t really want, they may not spare your feelings.