Bunny Figures It Out

by Ruby Shamir, Andrew Joyner (Illustrator)

Overview

One little bunny learns the power of books, facts, and libraries on her quest to make her perfect sandwich.

When Bunny's sandwich-making plans are disrupted by a lack of jelly, she knows what to do--she'll make her own! After asking her brother, neighbor, father, and grandmother how to make jelly, though, and getting absolutely no right answers, Bunny starts to despair! Will she ever get to make her perfect sandwich? It's only when Bunny learns to look for information in just the right place--the library--that she finds the answers she's been looking for.

In this fun and fact-affirming story about solving problems with good information, readers learn the right way to find the answers they need--with bold and appealing art by Andrew Joyner, the illustrator of Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum.

Praise for Bunny Figures It Out:

"A recipe for success, this is a general purchase to please inquisitive readers, with nuts-and-bolts advice and a sweet dollop of sugar." --School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593115305
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/09/2021
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD570L (what's this?)
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Ruby Shamir (rubyshamir.com) is an award-winning children's book author whose titles include the What's the Big Deal About . . . American history and civics series. She previously worked in government and politics--in the White House, in the U.S. Senate, and on a bunch of campaigns--and writes to share with readers what she learned in those roles. She lives in the Bronx, New York, with her husband and three children. Follow Ruby on Twitter @ruby_shamir.

Andrew Joyner (andrewjoyner.com.au) is the illustrator and author of numerous children's books, including Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum and Hooray For Diffndoofer Day, The Pink Hat, The Hair Book by Graham Tether, and Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm by Jonathan London. He also wrote and illustrated the Boris chapter book series about an adventure-seeking warthog. His books are now published in more than twenty-five countries. He lives with his wife on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Bunny Figures It Out:

"A recipe for success, this is a general purchase to please inquisitive readers, with nuts-and-bolts advice and a sweet dollop of sugar." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

01/01/2021

PreS-Gr 2—It's simple, really. Young Bunny just wants grape jelly for her peanut butter sandwich, but the fridge is empty. "No sweetness. No stickiness. No purpleness." Anywhere. So Bunny starts asking her family for help, and the answers are just a little misleading. Joyner's playful cartoon art, via pencil and digital editing, feature the animated faces of Bunny and those around her in colorfully detailed scenes of a somewhat old-fashioned world. Her busy mother and brother pause to give advice and smart neighbor Kitty shares magic words, a bunch of grapes in a bowl, and glitter, while Bunny's hard-at-work dad mentions something about "squished-up grapes and sugar." Clearly, no one can agree upon a simple recipe, including a roundtable of domino-playing older animals. Bunny finally remembers the place where she could always find answers—the school library. That leads to a nice final scene of Bunny in the kitchen with her mother. VERDICT A recipe for success, this is a general purchase to please inquisitive readers, with nuts-and-bolts advice and a sweet dollop of sugar.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano I.S.D., TX

School Library Journal

2020-11-18
Learn gentle information-gathering skills through jelly-making.

Bunny is a rabbit on a mission: to make a peanut-butter–and–grape-jelly sandwich for lunch. Sadly, the household appears to be out of jelly, and no one can help. Mom is busy with work, so Bunny resolves to make some. But…Bunny’s older brother’s phone search returns shoes instead of jelly; Dad’s understanding is pretty rudimentary; Grandma’s friends quarrel over whose recipe is the correct one; and pal Kitty’s knowledge is guided more by click-bait internet videos than facts. Bunny’s last hope is the public library, where a giraffe librarian directs her to the cookbook section and a reliable answer. The story and the illustrations are adorable, but the message about the importance of finding trusted sources is simplistic. A skillful educator or caregiver may be able to use the story as a springboard for a meaningful conversation about discovering valid info, but it will be an uphill journey. The added (outdated) implication that a library is useful only for paper-based research help is unintended misinformation that should be avoided. Backmatter includes a recipe for making (but not canning) jelly, but there are no further tips on finding trusted sources. It’s a shame because the story had potential. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-20-inch double-page spreads viewed at actual size.)

Cute—but short a few grapes. (Picture book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews