Bunny Days

by Tao Nyeu, Tao Nyeu (Illustrator)

Overview

Six frolicking bunnies, two busy goats, and a very handy bear live harmoniously—though not without mishap—in this picture book charmer. What do the bunnies do when Mr. Goat drives by on his tractor and accidentally splashes them all over with mud? They hop over to Bear, who always knows just how to help—in this case, with the delicate cycle and a refreshing line dry! Two additional stories are even more surprising and giggle-worthy.

All’s well that ends well in this eye-catching, endearing treat of a book, full of funny details and exhilarating artistry.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101641743
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/21/2010
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	37 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Wonder Bear was Tao Nyeu’s thesis project as a second-year graduate student at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Editorial Reviews

Tao Nyeu's fat fluid lines capture every emotional nuance from freshly washed joy to tail-clutching concern. Her backdrops resemble nothing so much as rumpled quilts, and her palette modulates with each episode. It all adds up to a dreamscape in which every chapter's final sentence seems not only believable but inevitable: "Everyone is happy." Young readers will be, too.
—The Washington Post

Kristi Jemtegaard

Nyeu…has a crisp palette but a whimsical imagination when it comes to cute animals.
—The New York Times

Julie Just

Three tiny tales feature two goats whose domestic activities wreak havoc on six bunnies until a resourceful bear saves the day. In "Muddy Bunnies," Mr. Goat's tractor splashes the bunnies with mud, and Bear uses his washing machine to clean them up. In "Dusty Bunnies," Mrs. Goat sucks the bunnies from their burrow into her vacuum cleaner. Bear uses his giant fan to dust them off. And in "Bunny Tails," Mr. Goat lops off the bunnies' tails as he clips his hedge. Using his sewing machine, "Bear knows just what to do." Amazingly, the bunnies survive innocent mechanized mayhem and "everyone is happy." Nyeu's naive silkscreened illustrations rely on bold lines, a harmonious palette of blues, golds, greens and browns and simple, repetitive patterns to create a fanciful patchwork-quilt landscape in which idyllic natural forms coexist with modern mechanical devices. Scenes of baffled wee white bunnies spinning on delicate cycle, popping out of vacuum bags and holding their powder-puff tails add to the overall whimsy, hapless humor and total charm. (dust jacket opens into poster) (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Bunny Days
 
Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award
A Golden Kite Award Honor Book
 

• “Nyeu’s naïve silkscreened illustrations rely on bold lines, a harmonious palette of blues, golds, and browns, and simple, repetitive patterns to create a fanciful patchwork-quilt landscape. . . . Scenes of baffled wee white bunnies spinning on delicate cycle . . . add to the overall whimsy, hapless humor, and total charm.”—Kirkus, starred review
 

• “Endearingly silly . . . spot-on fun for the age group.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
 

• “Animal-loving lapsitters will hop right on this.”—BCCB, starred review

From the Publisher

The stories...are quick and packed full of cute

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