Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Hardcover – Picture Book, 1 Aug. 2004

Knuffle Bunny is a funny and engaging story about Trixie, a small toddler who accidentally leaves her stuffed bunny in a New York Laudromat. The story is illustrated by a combination of New York photos and adorable drawings. Toddlers love this book! Trixie's attempts to communicate with her father are hilarious and lead to much imitation! A joy to read.

I really enjoyed this this story of parental misunderstanding, and so did my son of three. His baby sister is just learning to talk and he was hysterical with laughter at Trixie's attempt to communicate and every time we read it shouts "Aggle Gaggle Flaggle" at the appropriate moment. I think the story is very easy for children of all ages to relate to: that your parents don't always understand you. There are lots of details my son picked out on multiple readings; the photos on the wall of Trixie's parents as backpackers, newlyweds, and then exhuasted new parents; that Americans say laundromat not launderette; the emotions on Trixie's daddy's face depicted so accurately. But fundamentally it works as a strong narrative of adventure, crisis, and redemption told with rhythym and repetition in a way children who are barely old enough to talk can enjoy.Like all good texts it does work on several levels and from a parent's perspective it is so true and funny I guarantee you will laugh aloud in empathy.

As a Brit, the incessant US-references from 'Mom' to misnaming of the launderette are easily compensated for by lovely photo-and-drawing illustrations. There is plenty on each page to discuss with your little one. A rather twee ending and irritating gender stereotypes need to be ignored but one can't argue with the verdict of the audience, hence the 5 stars (if I were the audience it would scrape a 3).

We love this. My boys are two and a half, and quite demanding - they like interesting illustrations, and a proper story they can join in with, and something that makes them laugh. This provides all of that, and it makes mummy laugh too.

We bought this copy to replace our very worn and well loved previous copy. My children have loved this book since they were 12 months old and at 4 and 3 years old they now read it themselves - with 'snurp' being a particular favourite expression.I have given this book to numerous friends whose children have all loved it. The combination of wonderful drawings by Mo Willems against the backdrop of black and white photographs of Brooklyn are great and rarely seen.

The book is good, but the amazon delivery person instead of ringing the bell, bent and shoved it through the letterbox, ripping the book apart.Amazon, replaced the book free of charge. So, all good in the end.The book is being read at my son's school, and we decided to read it at home as well

Mo Willems books are fabulous! This is a favourite in our household and never gets old.

I bought this product on recommendations I found on the internet, and I was happily surprised when the book arrived. The story centres on the dad taking his toddler to the laundry and forgetting the bunny in the washing machine. Much to the displeasure of the child. They rush back and find the bunny and all is right again. A simple story that has comical elements and is easy to read and understand. The quality of the printing is very high, much higher than I expected from the view on Amazon. The pages are nice and glossy and the illustrations are a very stylised mix of a soft black and white picture (background) with colourful drawings of the main characters on top. My daughter liked the story, though after we accidentally left her own bunny at the grandparents, she know regards it as a bit 'scary' (it is not, but to a 3-year old, the loss of her favourite teddy is angst-inducing!). The fun is two-ways, you recognise the situations and the humour, even if the story appears more straight forward to the little one. It is a story you will find good fun for occasional reading and your toddler will recognise and understand the situations presented.Pros:Visually attractiveGraphic design - a gentle introduction to the little one of this type of artGood quality printingEasy to understand situationsFun humour for both parent and childCons:There's no real moral lesson to be learnt here - it a simple story of losing and finding a toyI don't think you would want to read this story again and again - most suitable for occasional reading