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Bunny is very tired after staying up all night to hide eggs for the Easter egg hunt. There is only one plain egg left to hide, but Bunny is just too sleepy. So she curls up in her basket and closes her eyes--only Bunny can't sleep because it's far too noisy around her. She goes off in search of a quiet place, leaving the plain egg behind. Unfortunately, everywhere Bunny goes, something else wakes her up--a hedgehog, birds, and a pair of naughty kittens. At last Bunny returns to her own basket, only to find that the egg has disappeared and in its place is a new friend.
Bunny's Easter Egg is a charming holiday story with a heartwarming ending--just right for Easter baskets! Young children will also enjoy finding the eggs hidden on every page.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-This story reclaims some of the predictable and gentle humor that marks successful children's books of the past. Bunny is too tired to deliver her last egg, a plain one that she returns to her basket. But when she crawls in beside it to get some sleep, the egg makes a cracking noise that begins her fruitless journey to find a quiet place. Each page finds her moving on "with a hop, a skip, and a jump," and children will enjoy chiming in with "`Oh, No!' cried Bunny. `I can't sleep here!'" The birds are too noisy, the hedgehogs too painful, and the mice too squeaky. By the time she gets back to her basket, she is no longer alone-the egg has hatched into a quietly companionable duckling. Mortimer's illustrations are equally old fashioned-realistic watercolors that, while projecting a certain stasis, still manage to perfectly capture the facial expressions of the various animals Bunny encounters. A fine addition to holiday collections.-Lisa Egly Lehmuller, St. Patrick's Catholic School, Charlotte, NC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Though she has one egg left, Bunny is too tired to hide it, so she puts it in her basket. When it starts to crack, she leaps out: "I can't sleep here. It's far too busy." A la Goldilocks, no matter where she tries to sleep, it's never just right: nestling with a porcupine is "too painful" and a boat "too wet!" Finally, she returns to her basket to find a new friend-a yellow duck that has hatched. Finely textured, realistic flowers and animals lend the story a classic Easter feel. Ages 4-7. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Easter morning finds Bunny too tired to hide her last plain egg, so she nestles into her favorite basket with it. The egg cracks, sending Bunny on a hunt for a more comfortable sleeping spot. Predictably, the search circles back to her basket and a newly hatched duckling. Greeting-card pretty, pastel-hued illustrations accompany the sweet springtime tale. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Bunny is tired after a long night distributing Easter eggs. Too tired to hide her last, plain egg, she curls up with it in her basket. A "crackling sound" and a bump drives her to a less busy nest, but the birds' cheeping makes that one too loud, and hedgehog in the next is too prickly and so on. A predictable layout featuring text on a mostly white page opposite a full-bleed illustration of the activity underscores the repetition; young children will have no trouble keeping up with this oneand when Bunny returns to her original nest, they won't be surprised by what she finds there, either. Spring flowers bloom in every composition, and the cute-as-a-bunny Bunny appeals. Still, there's not much that will endure hereit's as sweet as a chocolate egg and will last about as long. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Busy Bunny is tired after spending the night hiding Easter eggs. Just one remains, but she is so tired that she brings it into her basket and goes to sleep. Suddenly, the egg starts cracking, so Bunny must look for a new spot to sleep. Heading into bed with the hedgehog is too painful. The mice sleeping in an old flowerpot are too noisy, while kittens in the greenhouse are too playful. Finally, Bunny goes back to her basket, and though the egg is gone, there's a new distraction: a downy little duckling. The simple story line is elevated to delightful heights thanks to Mortimer's stellar artwork. Her paintings feature lovely flowers throughout and portray cuddly animal characters that are realistic enough to look as though they might hop off the pages. The little brown bunny in particular is so carefully drawn, viewers can almost feel her soft fur. Completing this just-right-for-little-ones package is a game: find the hidden Easter egg in each spread.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2010 Booklist