Grumbly Bunnies Book

Full-color illustrations

This new edition includes the same adorable bunnies and cheerful art from Grumpy Bunnies with revised text that follows the bunnie's changing moods throughout the day.

Children's Literature

When Easter is but a hip-hop away, bunny books are as bountiful as well — rabbits. Grumbly Bunnies is one of my favorites. It is nice to have a crabby critter once in a while to leaven all that perk-eared charm. As with many a kid (and adult), the morning is off to a "stumble bumbling" start for three fuzzy siblings. They face "lumpy oatmeal" and a bumpy bus ride before arriving grouchily at school. Author Willy Welch conveys with good humor the best way to handle such a day: Sometimes you just have to ride it out, enjoying the highs (playground fun and "huggy" mommies) but relieved at bedtime that "there's another day ahead." Tammie Lyon's colorful watercolors capture a range of expressions from grogginess to annoyance to cheeriness. The book demonstrates, without preaching, that it is okay to feel crotchety and disappointed as well as bright-eyed and fluffy-tailed. Available in both paperback and board book. Reviewer: Mary Quattlebaum