What Does Bunny See?

Smith, Maggie and Linda Sue Park. What Does Bunny See? New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005. ISBN 0618234853 $15.00
Daniell Brooks

Maggie Smith and Linda Sue Park lead the reader into a magical garden with full bloomed flowers, dainty butterflies and bees. Readers turn each delightful page to see what a curious bunny finds in this Garden of Eden. She takes a quenching drink from the cool stream that runs through flowers like a rainbow. Finally, her journey is over, and bunny drifts off to sleep in a kaleidoscope of color. The words of each color are highlighted in that specific shade and effortlessly scroll from one page to the next. Each word describes the events of bunny’s journey, and is short, sweet, and undemanding. A beginning reader would feel successful and proud to finish this tale, easily. The illustrations are clever and full of life, almost like a Mary Englebright print. Each brushstroke of watercolor is vivid and rich with happiness. Our main character, bunny, has a fluffy, fur body that is penciled in from the tip of her ear to her bushy tail. What Does Bunny See? Is a very cheeky and warmhearted book. Not only does the reader identify colors, but gets to watch a delectable bunny explore a pleasurable filled environment.