Module 2: Some Classic Picture Book Authors and Illustrators

Brown, Margaret Wise. The Runaway Bunny. New York: HarperTrophy, 2006.

Summary: When a little bunny wants to run away, the mother bunny tries to reassure the bunny that he is loved and she will follow him anywhere. No matter what bunny says he will do, the mother bunny never gives up on him. Eventually, the runaway bunny decides he will stay home with his mother.

Impressions: Since its publication in 1942, this beloved children's classic has never been out of print. Truly timeless, children of generations past, present, and future, feel comforted by the gentle reassurance of their mother's love. The combination of black and white illustrations, with full-color illustrations, enhance the repetitive story. Dreamlike qualities such as the mommy bunny looking like a tree or a sailboat, make this the perfect bed-time story to read over and over again. 

Reviews:

Amazon.com: 

For any small child who has toyed with the idea of running away or testing the strength of Mom's love, this old favorite will comfort and reassure.  

School Library Journal:

 Within a framework of mutual love a bunny tells his mother how he will run away and she answers his challenge by indicating how she will catch him. Warmth prevails. 

Library Journal:

 Rhythm and beauty of dialogue between Mother Bunny and her baby make authentic poetry of a little prose book that may well become a very small child's classic.