Little Bunny on the Move

Rating:
Summary: Luminous
Review: "Little Bunny on the Move" is the engaging story of a veritable cottonball of a rabbit who is on a mission to reach his home. Along the way he is confronted by a little girl and animals that question the fact he appears to have no place to go. But this headstrong hare knows better, rebuffing all who question his seemingly purposeless state. His singlemindedness is a good message for children.

While the story itself is good, it is the luminous illustrations that elevate this book beyond the horde of mundane children's fare out there in the marketplace. McCarty's monochromatic drawings look remarkably like infrared photographs - everything seems to glow with life. The softness in the illustrations makes them seem as if they floated out of a lush dream. And that little bunny is just as cute as cute gets, too.

Endearing and beautiful. A worthy addition to any child's library.

Rating:
Summary: A Visual Delight
Review: "Bunny on the Move" by Peter McCarty is an unforgettable picture book depicting a bunny who moves from page to page, past a variety of animals to get back to his family. The bunny is not lost. He knows he must get home, and although a pig, cow, and sheep, and even a friendly little girl try to divert his attention, he is a bunny with a mission. "This bunny would not look back. This bunny had come a long way." The last page tells us "this bunny did have a home, This bunny did have a place to stay." The illustrations are reminiscent of a dream. The colors used are gray and white, with tinges of yellow and pink. The bunny and animal shapes are soft and powdery, the light source seems to illuminate the foreground images. This text is very simple, adding even more emphasis to the unusual and unique depictions. This is an excellent bedtime choice for children 2-8 years of age, and merits the top of my list for quality picturebooks of 1999.

Rating:
Summary: Gentle and splendid
Review: A small bunny goes on the move, but what is he searching for? Where is he going? He travels across the countryside, stopping only to sleep at night. He finally reaches his destination, but what does he find there?

A brilliantly illustrated and written picturebook for young children. The drawings, made from watercolor and colored pencil, are among the most striking and visually appealing I have ever seen in a children's book. This book may likely become a collector's item for its simple but genuine story and superb illustrations.

Rating:
Summary: Gentle and splendid
Review: A small bunny goes on the move, but what is he searching for? Where is he going? He travels across the countryside, stopping only to sleep at night. He finally reaches his destination, but what does he find there?

A brilliantly illustrated and written picturebook for young children. The drawings, made from watercolor and colored pencil, are among the most striking and visually appealing I have ever seen in a children's book. This book may likely become a collector's item for its simple but genuine story and superb illustrations.

Rating:
Summary: Very sweet, and beautiful
Review: Aside from the fabulous title, the graphics are so appealing; those are what drew me to this book at first. The story itself perplexed me a little bit until it dawned on me that it is a fabulous explanation to give any child about why she can never catch the bunnies that she chases in the yard. It can be frustrating to a child that a pursued rabbit will always run away when all that she wants to do is play with it and be nice to it. So, after some thought, I adore the story almost as much as I love the pictures. I have not kid-tested this book but, because of the beautiful graphics alone (plus, of course, the age-appropriate language and subject matter), I imagine that kids would love it, too.

Rating:
Summary: Very sweet, and beautiful
Review: Aside from the fabulous title, the graphics are so appealing; those are what drew me to this book at first. The story itself perplexed me a little bit until it dawned on me that it is a fabulous explanation to give any child about why she can never catch the bunnies that she chases in the yard. It can be frustrating to a child that a pursued rabbit will always run away when all that she wants to do is play with it and be nice to it. So, after some thought, I adore the story almost as much as I love the pictures. I have not kid-tested this book but, because of the beautiful graphics alone (plus, of course, the age-appropriate language and subject matter), I imagine that kids would love it, too.

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Summary: Gorgeous Illustrations Make this Book a Must Have
Review: Little Bunny on the Move is a wonderful children's book with unique illustrations. As an artist who collects children's books, I was intrigued by the unusual use of dark, muted colors throughout the book. The drawings of the little rabbit are delicate and sweet.

My only reservation about the book is that the text is a bit bland. In Goodnight Moon, a classic children's book which uses rabbits as the main characters, the text is lyrical and helps illuminate the illustrations. By comparison, the text in Little Bunny on the Move simply describes the action and lacks the magical quality of the illustrations. But I think that anyone buying the book for a child will be pleased by the delicate renderings and the pleasant story of a bunny finding its way back home.

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Summary: gorgeous, wonderful book!
Review: This is a really terrific book, the drawings are quite wonderful and dreamy -- I'd love to get posters for framing. I like this book so much I ended up keeping the copy I ordered for Christmas for my nephew and ordering a second copy for him (this was after my husband and I had each read the first copy several times and I had taken it to work to show everyone how wonderful it is).