Title: Knuffle Bunny Free
Author: Mo Willens
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-06-192957-1
Summary: This is a story about a little girl, Trixie, who is going on her first big trip to visit her Oma and Opa in Holland. She is excited about the traveling experience, and takes readers on her entire journey through the airport. When her and her family get to Holland, Trixie realizes that she has lost her stuffed toy bunny. Her and her family search for it and call the airline to see if anyone has found it, but the plane was already on its way to China. Oma and Opa try to make Trixie feel better by buying her a new, better version of her stuffed bunny, but it does not satisfy Trixie. When the family is ready to go home and they get back on their plane, there is a small baby who won't stop crying. At the same moment, Trixie looks and sees her stuffed toy in the back of the chair in front of her. She is so happy that she found her old friend! In the end, she gives the stuffed bunny to the crying baby to make him happy.
Evaluation: I thought that this realistic fiction book was very well done. It taught children about traveling, and also about losing something that they are very close to. The text was fun to read, and the illustrations were very different. The illustrator actually took black and white pictures of scenes and then put his colorful cartoon characters into the pictures, which is something that is very different and is a lot of fun to look at as well. The plot took readers through Trixie's entire trip, from the airport, to spending time with her Oma and Opa, to finding her beloved stuffed bunny in the end. Overall, I thought that this book was adorable and a fun read.
Rating: I would give this book 5/5 stars.
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