It's Not Easy Being a Bunny (I Can Read It All By Myself)

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Summary: Perhaps P.J. Funnybunny should just stay being a bunny
Review: "It's Not Easy Being a Bunny" for P.J. Funnybunny who has to eat cooked carrots every day, has far too many brothers and sisters, and has very big ears. So he decides that instead of being a bunny he is going to be something else and leaves him to find something better to be. Now, mom and dad already know what lesson P.J. Funnybunny is going to learn when he goes out into the world and tries to be some other sort of an animal, but we can certainly appreciate how author Marilyn Sadler and illustrator Roger Bollen make the lesson sneak up on beginning readers.

First P.J. decides to be a bear and so he goes to live with the bears. But then he discovers that sleeping all winter long is not exactly exciting. So he decides that he wants to be a bird and goes to live with the birds. Of course the pattern repeats itself as he finds that being a bird, or a possum, or a pig, is not as much fun as he might have thought. In going through this cycle of events Sadler and Bollen do something that works very well: there is always a double-page spread of P.J. being welcomed by the other animal and for a moment young readers can believe the bunny is happy. But then they turn the page and see the problem that P.J. has discovered in trying to live a new life as a beaver or a moose.

The reason this works so well is not only that it develops a pattern of repetition but also that even beginning readers anticipate not only what is going to happen next but why P.J. is going to be less than satisfied. Sometimes it is easy to guess what the problem is going to be, as when P.J. decides to be skunk, but what problem do you think he is going to be when he decides to be a moose? As a result, "It's Not Easy Being a Bunny" not only teaches a lesson about being happy with who they are, it encourages young readers to think ahead and anticipate what will happen next as a result of the simple but effective way this Beginner Book tells its story.

Rating:
Summary: Perhaps P.J. Funnybunny should just stay being a bunny
Review: "It's Not Easy Being a Bunny" for P.J. Funnybunny who has to eat cooked carrots every day, has far too many brothers and sisters, and has very big ears. So he decides that instead of being a bunny he is going to be something else and leaves him to find something better to be. Now, mom and dad already know what lesson P.J. Funnybunny is going to learn when he goes out into the world and tries to be some other sort of an animal, but we can certainly appreciate how author Marilyn Sadler and illustrator Roger Bollen make the lesson sneak up on beginning readers.

First P.J. decides to be a bear and so he goes to live with the bears. But then he discovers that sleeping all winter long is not exactly exciting. So he decides that he wants to be a bird and goes to live with the birds. Of course the pattern repeats itself as he finds that being a bird, or a possum, or a pig, is not as much fun as he might have thought. In going through this cycle of events Sadler and Bollen do something that works very well: there is always a double-page spread of P.J. being welcomed by the other animal and for a moment young readers can believe the bunny is happy. But then they turn the page and see the problem that P.J. has discovered in trying to live a new life as a beaver or a moose.

The reason this works so well is not only that it develops a pattern of repetition but also that even beginning readers anticipate not only what is going to happen next but why P.J. is going to be less than satisfied. Sometimes it is easy to guess what the problem is going to be, as when P.J. decides to be skunk, but what problem do you think he is going to be when he decides to be a moose? As a result, "It's Not Easy Being a Bunny" not only teaches a lesson about being happy with who they are, it encourages young readers to think ahead and anticipate what will happen next as a result of the simple but effective way this Beginner Book tells its story.

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Summary: All 3 of my kids loved it!
Review: All 3 of my kids loved this book. Its now 5 years since I've read it to a little one, but I still have it memorized! My youngest named her special stuffed bunny (who travelled any where she did) after the main character-- P.J.

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Summary: All 3 of my kids loved it!
Review: All 3 of my kids loved this book. Its now 5 years since I've read it to a little one, but I still have it memorized! My youngest named her special stuffed bunny (who travelled any where she did) after the main character-- P.J.

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Summary: It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Review: I loved to read this to my kids. Cute, funny, and it teaches that the grass is not always greener on the on the other side.

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Summary: My Niece Loves It!
Review: Recieved it as a book of the month club with Dr. Suess books.Best of the bunch. Great story with funny illustrations. I've read it a hundreds of times by now. You will love it. So will your kids.

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Summary: Great Bedtime story
Review: This is a favorite bedtime story that my 4 year old just adores. Ultimately it's about being happy with who you are and it teaches the lesson in a simple, fun to read story.

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Summary: It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Review: This was one of my favorite books when I was younger. I liked all of the P J Bunny books. This book has a funny story and good drawings that will keep young children reading it over and over again. I recommend this book to all children.