A young girl helps her father at the laundry mat and ends up leaving her favorite toy. She and her parents return and find the rabbit. I just love everything about this book. From the use of photographs behind animated characters as illustrations to the frantic search for Knuffle Bunny. And if you are a fan of this author's Pigeon books and you look carefully, he mamnges to work the Pigeion character into this book. This book can be used to discuss issues of ownership and responsibility. It may also be used to discuss family dynamics and neighborhoods. A discussion on coping with a loss may evolve after reading this book. Cooperation and problem solving are also components of the text. Children can create their own books using real life experiences or their imagination. They can role play scenes from the story. Students can compare Trixie’s neighborhood to their own. This book helps show the difference between cartoons and photographs. Appropriate for younger readers. ( )

Knuffle Bunny is about a girl named Trixie who goes out with her dad to the laundry mat and helps her dad put in the laundry, then they begin to walk home. Trixie realizes she forgot Knuffle Bunny and freaks out, but cannot talk to tell her dad what happened. When they get home, the mom ask where Knuffle Bunny is and all race down to the laundry mat. Dad finds Knuffle Bunny in the washer and Trixie yells out her first words ever, "Knuffle Bunny" ( )

Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind...

I discovered Knuffle Bunny only very recently at a library conference - and fell in love. It's very fun, and sweetly drawn, and would appeal to little kids learning to read - not a lot of words per page, good pace, happy ending. What more can a kid want? And any parent of a child with that special toy or blanket will appreciate the story, too. ( )

Little girl loses her favorite stuffed toy at the laundromat, tries to tell dad but he doesn't understand her toddler-speak. Beautifully written and illustrated, great read-aloud. Facial expressions are fantastic. ( )