Not Your Nice Little Bunny Books

Not Your Nice Little Bunny Books
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Seeing all the sweet bunny books being touted for Easter makes me think of those that aren't so, er, nice. Here are few that came quickly to mind. By all means suggest more in the comments.

You may be surprised to know that one of the first is Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter's Peter and other animal characters (she's got quite a few bunnies) in her books tend to be selfish, silly, and not particularly nice.

A recent subversive one is Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, and Matthew Myers's Battle Bunny. I wrote about reading aloud here. That is NOT a nice bunny!

I'm partial to Emily Gravett's Wolves which is from the point of view of a bunny. Things may or may not go well -- depends on which ending you prefer.

As for the one in Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back, hmm....

Cross posted from educating alice.

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