Cat & Bunny: A Springtime Book For Kids – An Adorable Story About First Friendship and Inclusion for Kids (Ages 4-8) - Hardcover

Lundquist, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006228780X ISBN 13: 9780062287809

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2015

Synopsis

From the heartwarming text to the adorable illustrations of little kids dressed as animals, there's so much to love about Mary Lundquist's debut picture book, Cat & Bunny. Cat and Bunny. Bunny and Cat.

It's always been just the two of them—daydreaming, having adventures, playing their special game. Until the day someone else asks, "Can I play?"

Mary Lundquist captures all the charm and magic of first friendship in her winning debut picture book.

About this title

About the Author

Mary Lundquist is the author and illustrator of Cat & Bunny and the illustrator of several other picture books, including One Little Two Little Three Little Children and Bloom. She graduated with a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and now lives with her husband and sons in Vermont. You can see more of her work on her website, www.marylundquist.com.

From the Back Cover

Cat and Bunny.

Bunny and Cat.

It's always been just the two of them—daydreaming, having adventures, playing their special game.

Until the day someone else asks, "Can I play?"

Mary Lundquist captures all the charm and magic of first friendship in her winning debut picture book.

Reviews

PreS-K—Best friends since birth, Cat and Bunny do everything together, from eating lunch to riding bikes. They are inseparable until the day Quail asks to join in their special "Made-Up Game." Bunny cheerfully agrees, but Cat is reluctant. When more and more children join in, Cat slinks away. As she sits under a tree, hoping that Bunny will come and get her, she meets a new friend—a real kitten. As they are playing a new Made-Up Game with a ball of yarn, Giraffe asks to play, and so does another friend and another. Soon, all of the children—including Bunny—have gathered to play, and all strife is forgotten. Dainty pencil and watercolor illustrations on white backgrounds imbue this story with playfulness and light. Though it's not entirely clear why the children are depicted wearing animal suits à la Anne Geddes, their attire adds extra whimsy to the ordinary but entirely relatable tale about the ever-changing nature of friendships.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 006228780X
• ISBN 13: 9780062287809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lundquist Mary
• Number of pages: 32