Staff Picks

Welcome to our monthly book review!

Nina has picked a great book for the month of May, please give it a read and let us know how you liked it.

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

Have you ever lost something? What about a stuffed bunny? What if you couldn't communicate where this bunny was therefore hindering your efforts to get it back? This situation is exactly where our heroine Trixie finds herself in this tale of lost best friends and first words.

Trixie and her Knuffle Bunny go with daddy to the Laundromat, which is a stimulating outing for a toddler. After an exciting afternoon of putting coins in machines and watching them spin 'round, Trixie and her father head home. It is then that Trixie realizes she is one bunny short. Her babbling gibberish attempts ("aggle, flaggle, klabble!") to tell her father that Knuffle Bunny is missing fail with hilarity. It is only when the frustrated pair get home that Trixie's mother knows what the problem is, Knuffle Bunny is missing! The trio race back to the Laundromat and upon the recovery of Trixie's floppy eared friend, she utters her first words, "Knuffle Bunny!".

In this relatable case of parent-to-child communication and lost-and-found, Mo Willems plays on the funny part of miscommunication. Every parent has had a moment of "What do you need?!" and "What is bothering you?!" that cannot be answered for one reason or another. Take a trip with Trixie and her dad through the neighborhoods of New York City and find yourself chuckling as this wide-eyed little girl tries to get her Knuffle Bunny back. Even though this is a situation that might make you pull out your hair, you're going to love this story because it makes you laugh at something that is so simple and happens in everyday life.