Ben Mantle

Chaos and silliness hit with adorable bunnies and tons of energy.

The streets of Sunny Town are definitely not safe, not when the bunnies are on the bus. Each one is a ball of energy, and there are quite a few of them on the journey to the train. The bus zips down the road, swerving, speeding, and causing all sorts of trouble and near mishaps. When the bus finally stops and the bunnies get off, the town can release a sigh of relief. But that was only the first leg of the journey. Next, comes show more the train, and no one knows what chaos will ensue now.

This is a book with the sole purpose to bring giggles and create smiles. These bunnies are very excited and can't sit still. But they aren't mean in any way. It's the bus driver, racing through the streets and creating all sorts of near misses, which is causing the biggest issue. It's hard not to gasp and giggle with wide eyes at every turn of the page.

The rhyme flows almost like a children's song, making it a lovely read-aloud, which with a few readings, will have young listeners joining in themselves. The illustrations are what creates the silliness, though. These hold many details, which invites readers to flip through them and search every scene again and again. show less

Not as good as Bunnies on a Bus, though the illustrations are still very fun with lots of detail to pore over. In the previous book, the bunnies were going fast through the town but not causing destruction and mayhem. In this book they just seem mean.

Full on chaos as a bus full of bunnies careens around town. No, there's no relation to the Wheels on the Bus song, but that's okay. There is rhyming and repeated phrases to encourage some audience participation. The illustrations shine, with lots of bunny (and other animals around the town) expression, ridiculous and hilarious situations, and lots to see in each page spread. In fact, there's a full-on subplot about fugitive squirrels in the illustrations not even mentioned in the text. Love show more the digital art reminiscent of crayon or pencil. show less

This is such a funny, delightful book that involves name-calling, mud-slinging doings down in the woods. The audience grows as frog and toad begin their fitful challenge of ownership over a fly caught by both of them at the same time with their tongues.

The author uses this verbal and real life mudslinging to teach differences in frogs and toads - their ability to hop high or low, the movement of their eyes, etc. The teaching is achieved in an immensely entertaining way utilizing the mode of show more storytelling. The lesson is actually hidden in the story.

The main discoverable lesson is that of differences between members of the amphibian reptile group. But the hidden discoverable lesson is that of a society that needs to learn that though there are differences there are also similarities that make us much the same. This provides a good opportunity to gently touch on the differences in races and cultures and how our differences shouldn't drive us apart but how we can appreciate each for their own strengths.

I love the cute illustrations and they help immensely to tell this story. I like particularly how the audience of observers grows with each page turn teaching us that our own actions and performances are observed by a growing audience.

DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given. show less