When visiting my long-distance granddaughter last spring, I found "Quiet Bunny" on her bookshelf. The story is captivating and inspirational. The illustrations of nature are amazing, and I don't think the animals could get any cuter. As a writer, nature lover, and a person who appreciates quality illustrations, I fell in love with this book.
The Quiet Bunny loves the sound of the forest. In the morning, he listens to happy birds singing, and in the afternoon he hears the sound of rustling leaves going shhhhhhhhh in the breeze. However, his favorite time is when the sun goes down. He closes his eyes and spreads his ears wide to listen as a chorus of mosquitoes and bullfrogs, a cricket, an owl, a snake, and a wolf sing their night song. Quiet Bunny longs to join in but no sound comes out when he tries. The next day he goes from animal to animal trying to learn how to make sound. He attempts to imitate their sound-making techniques with no success. Along the way, with the help of an owl, Quiet Bunny learns that he can find his own sound - all he has to do is be who he is. He works to figure out who he is until without even trying he finds his own sound. This book offers peaceful bedtime reading as well as an opportunity for a child to read along making a variety of sounds.
The copyright page of Quiet Bunny explains that Lisa McCue was inspired by a speech language pathologist to create this interactive story that targets sounds that are instrumental for early speech development and pre-reading/reading skills. She has done a phenomenal job of achieving what she set out to do. The sounds, the story, and the illustrations are a perfect combination to capture a child's attention and encourage interaction. Then, there is the added bonus of the wonderful message of `Be who you are.' This is a lesson that all young children and many adults can benefit from.
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I had to buy this book for my grandson after ...
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2014