I Am a Bunny

I know I had this book when I was little, but opening the pages for the first time was a revelation. The illustrations are each more gorgeous than the last, and the spare words lend themselves to being read aloud in a quiet voice to calm a very crazy small child. The first sentence is my favorite: "I am a bunny. My name is Nicholas." This might be my favorite kids' book.

This book is perfect. It was my first book, and it still gives me the strongest possible cozy feeling. The bunny is adorable, and the sweeping vista illustrations add so much to the experience of the book. The idea of a little toadstool being an umbrella for littler creatures was, and still is, the cutest thing I can fathom. It probably explains my love for mushrooms and my delve into fairy lore. I couldn't contain my feels and live-tweeted my reread here: https://twitter.com/hissingpotatoes/status/1210327004941340673.

This book is, quite literally, the FIRST book I ever read. It was read to me many, many times. I very clearly remember the day that I wanted my mother to read it to me, but she was doing something else at the time, so I sat in the doorway of my closet and opened it up, wanting to look at the pictures again, at least.
And suddenly.
I knew how the words went, because I could have recited it to you from memory.
But now the words on the page connected with the words in my head.
And I was off to the races for the rest of my life.
I still own the book.
I may never have a child of my own to read it to, but someday it will be passed along to someone who will love it as much as I did, and still do.

I love this book so much. First, the illustrations by Richard Scarry take me back to the books I used to look at when I was a little, little girl. Secondly, the story is sweet and simple. It is about a little bunny's romp through nature during the four seasons. Reading this books makes me feel warmy and fuzzy on the inside. Finally, this oversized board book was one of the first books I used to read to my oldest daughter when she was a toddler. She used to sit on my lap, and I would read this to her then I just kiss her chubby cheeks over and over. She loved having me read to her. The simple words, the bright colors, and the expressive character make this book the perfect addition to any baby's beginning library.

I remember this book so fondly from when I was a kid, and my two year old son enjoys it now as well. This is probably the only book he can "read along" (i.e., recite) pretty much all of the words. I don't think he really gets the concept of seasons yet, but he loves to name all the animals and plants in the book. The illustrations are the cutest!

“I am a Bunny” is a simple little story about a little male rabbit named Nicholas who tells what he enjoys about each season of the year. The book is structured as a board book. The illustrations are vivid in color and include other animals in the visual image of the season. As you hold the book open, the left and right pages form one picture showing Nicholas enjoying an activity for that season.

I felt this book to be a good book to introduce the seasons of the year. Its strength is in the pictures which are very detailed around the season. I especially like the way you are viewing only one picture when you hold the book open avoiding any distraction from the page you are reading. I also liked the simple words used to describe show more Nicholas’ thoughts which are written in a language for beginning readers.

In the classroom a teacher could use the book to initiate a discussion about the changing seasons of the year. These discussions could allow the teacher to encourage the students to make new discoveries about the world around them. Science lessons about nature could be supported with the visual images in the book. These images show the changes in plant life, weather, and how the animals are preparing for that season. show less

I bought this picture book at Godfather's Books in Astoria, OR. The salesman there told me that they constantly sell out of it because it is just so gosh darn adorable. The illustrations (by Richard Scarry) are what make the book what it is. A close second best quality of this book would be Ole Risom's believable personification of the Bunny.