The Runaway Bunny

By Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (illustrator),

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The story of a bunny's imaginary game of hide and seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time.

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1 author picked The Runaway Bunny as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As a veteran preschool teacher, parent and grandparent, I have found this amazing rhythmic tale of hide and seek to skillfully convey to toddlers and preschoolers, the unconditional love a mother has for her child. Young children do understand and embrace this book’s age-appropriate loving, reassuring words and pictures: “If you run away, I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.” The lesson learned...They, too, can count on their steadfast mother to always have their back, no matter how they choose to test their relationship. This is a fabulous example of how a picture book can effectively…

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