Mr. and Mrs. Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire!

Madeline's hippie parents are kidnapped by foxes and she enlists two newly minted "Detective" bunnies to solve the case. quirky, ages 8 and up.

After listening to this book I found I liked this book much better than reading. Goofy, you bet. I felt that reading it was like trying to read "I Love Lucy" . You don't get the full effect. The narrator's voices made this story of a girl who with the help of Mr and Mrs Bunny save her parents from foxes has a whole gammet of interesting characters. This book has been on a lot of best books of 2012 lists. After listening to the book, I agree. ( )

Madeline has always felt protective of her artistic hippie parents. When they are kidnapped by a nefarious gang of foxes, though, she's not quite sure where to turn. Fortunately for Madeline, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny have recently embarked on a career as private eyes. Will these well-meaning but inexperienced detectives be able to help Maddie rescue her parents?

The plot sounds farfetched, I know, but this is a fun (if slightly surreal) read, and there are a lot of one-line zingers that made me giggle. Fans of juvenile literature, particularly Horvath's other works, will probably enjoy this book. ( )

This is the improbable story of Madeline, a girl who relies on Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, two amateur bunny sleuths, to help her rescue her clueless hippie parents from the clutches of wily foxes. This fun and cute story is told with deadpan wit, jokes that adults appreciate, and inventive touches (like Mr. Bunny's disco platform shoes that help him reach the pedals of his new car; dimwitted Marmot's love of garlic bread; or the shoes knitted by Mrs. Bunny from used dental floss. The only quibble I had was that the author, who read the story herself, had a distractingly squeaky voice. (This review is of the audio book) ( )

This book was simply tons of fun. Madeline lives with her hippie parents, who get kidnapped by foxes so they can learn where their uncle, who's a professional decoder, lives. They need him to decode recipes they have for meals made with bunnies. But the parents are just useless. Madeline tries to get help from her uncle, but he happens to be sick and falls into a coma. This is where the bunnies come in. She meets them just as they've decided to become detectives, and they joyfully offer to take her on as their client. Then it gets really crazy. The characters are all nutty (except for Madeline, who is used to taking care of her flaky parents) and their escapades are ridiculous. Polly Horvath has a wicked sense of humor that will definitely reach parents. This is a great read-aloud book for just that reason. ( )