The Bold, Brave Bunny

by Beth Ferry, Chow Hon Lam (Illustrator)

Overview

* An Amazon Best Book of 2020 So Far * A Junior Library Guild Selection *

“An enjoyable tale of the marvels of adventuring and the comfort of home.” —Kirkus

Hop along with Teetu, the bold, brave bunny, as he finds his way in this imaginative tale from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) that reminds us that it’s splendid to see the world, but that it’s even more wonderful to go home, and share it with the ones you love.

B is for brave.

B is for bold.

B is not only for...bunnies.

After his brothers and sisters ruin his favorite alphabet book, Teetu the bunny has had enough of his big bunny family! When he sneaks off into the night, what he discovers is more marvelous than he ever dreamed.

He sees animals and trees and beauty and moonlight, and puts his adventures into a new book he creates all by himself. But soon Teetu tires of being alone, and just as it gets to be too much...a big fluffy surprise comes to save the day!

This heartwarming picture book from Beth Ferry and debut illustrator Chow Hon Lam makes for a perfect Easter and year-round gift. Plus, hidden animal surprises in the art will delight readers as they discover them in every repeat reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062850317
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/11/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Beth Ferry is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous picture books, including Stick and Stone, The Scarecrow, and The Nice Dream Truck. She lives with her family in New Jersey.

Chow Hon Lam is an artist and award-winning T-shirt designer. The Bold, Brave Bunny is his children’s book debut. Teetu the bunny, the star of this book, has been in development for years, and seeing his story come to life is Hon’s dream come true. Hon lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Visit him at chowhonlam.com.

Editorial Reviews

09/30/2019

Teetu feels like the odd bunny out in his big, often boisterous family; he can’t find even a corner of the crowded burrow that he can call his own. “There were so many bunnies./ It. Wasn’t. Even. Funny,” writes Ferry (Caveboy Crush). Even Teetu’s new alphabet book doesn’t offer an escape: “B IS FOR BUNNY” it proclaims. Badly in need of a bunny break, Teetu sneaks out into the world beyond the burrow, where “everything looked different./ It was wonderful.” Inspired by the wildlife he sees and the gracefully undulant trees that he imagines to be an armadillo, hippo, and giraffe, among other animals, Teetu is inspired to create a bunny-less book of his own. But with his new sense of independence comes a realization that a loving home, however tight the quarters, isn’t so bad after all; when his family creates a “chain of bunnies” to lead him back, Teetu realizes that B can stand for “belonging,” too. Graphic designer Lam makes an impressive debut, with a quirky, capsule-shaped cast and striking grayscale digital images, punctuated by splashes of red and letterpress textures. Ages 4–8. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

An enjoyable tale of the marvels of adventuring and the comfort of home.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Introverts will relate to Teetu’s dilemma, and the gentle plot demonstrates how nature may stir creativity.” — School Library Journal

Lam’s elegant and inviting digitally rendered illustrations, which recall linocut prints, feature a contemplative palette of steel gray, slate blue, and black with red accents. The artist effectively uses white space to enhance mood and as a stage for his balletic trees, some of which bend fancifully into wild animal shapes. Unlike the protagonist in Margaret Wise Brown’s Runaway Bunny, Ferry and Lam’s dapper hero, unencumbered by any parental agenda, is free to roam. And to return back home. — Horn Book Magazine

From the Publisher

Lam’s elegant and inviting digitally rendered illustrations, which recall linocut prints, feature a contemplative palette of steel gray, slate blue, and black with red accents. The artist effectively uses white space to enhance mood and as a stage for his balletic trees, some of which bend fancifully into wild animal shapes. Unlike the protagonist in Margaret Wise Brown’s Runaway Bunny, Ferry and Lam’s dapper hero, unencumbered by any parental agenda, is free to roam. And to return back home.

Horn Book Magazine

01/01/2020

PreS-Gr 1—Avid reader Teetu the bunny feels overwhelmed by the crowding in his burrow and craves solitude to create his own book. Clad in bow tie and suspenders, he takes his backpack and flashlight into the forest. Resident animals observe him sketching and ambling around all day and into the night. When it's time to head home, the lost and hungry hero is homesick. Luckily, all the bunnies in his extended family have created a chain of rabbits to lead him back, where everyone raves about his animal alphabet book. Lam's digital illustrations make the most of Ferry's text. The trees in Teetu's forest inspire him as the flowing branches form animal shapes, from flamingos to giraffes. In addition, each bunny's depiction presents a distinct character. Pearl gray backgrounds feature a black, white, and soft red palette. VERDICT Introverts will relate to Teetu's dilemma, and the gentle plot demonstrates how nature may stir creativity.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

School Library Journal

2019-10-13
An abundance of bunnies in the burrow propels one of their number to explore the world beyond.

Everywhere Teetu the bunny looks, there are bunnies. "When he turned left…bunnies. When he turned right…bunnies." They're even in his books: "A IS FOR ANTEATER. B IS FOR BUNNY." When Teetu complains, his mother counsels tolerance, but rambunctious siblings and cousins in one very small space are certainly cause for a burrow breakout. Under "sunlight…starlight…moonlight, [and] flashlight," Teetu braves a journey filled with new sights that fuel his imagination. Writing and sketching, Teetu creates a book of his own inspired by the curious forest creatures he encounters and the inky, twisty trees that surround them. "B is not only for…bunnies." The need for a break satiated, Teetu heads back home with some unexpected help and an appreciation for his cozy, albeit bustling, abode and all the many meanings of B. Debut illustrator Lam's illustrations emulate print techniques and stick to a palette primarily made up of slates, black, and white. His bendy trees that curl into the shapes of animals are visual stimuli for Teetu and readers alike. Elliptical and circular elements recur throughout and occasionally frame Ferry's text. Accents of red solely adorn the band of bunnies and their belongings.

An enjoyable tale of the marvels of adventuring and the comfort of home. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews