{23} Bunny Picture Books

Would this list have made a little more sense before Easter?  Maybe.  However, only a few of these are Easter related AND we're Catholic so we have weeks left in the Easter season (although our at home Easter bunny will not be hiding eggs and providing candy for the next many weeks).  Of course there are many bunny themed books around Easter but also quite a few that I just have tagged as spring books, probably due to the Easter bunny influence.  So, between that and Easter, we've been reading more bunny books lately.  

My younger son would count bunnies among his favorite animals, probably top 10.  He has a large stuffed one on his bed (that I had hoped we could slowly fade out of our house 4 years ago when he got it...but then he became too attached and now it's here to stay) and loves spotting them around the neighborhood.  There was one property in particular that we call "the bunny house" because of how many we would consistently spot there on the walk to and from school.  But no bunnies have been spotted there yet this spring so maybe they have all moved on!  (I have quite a few pictures of him with a rabbit in the background.  He wanted a picture every time we saw one which was sometimes twice daily last spring.)  He would definitely approve of this list.  

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The Easter Egg Artists by Adrienne Adams
This is obviously an Easter rabbit book but it's a classic from my childhood, was possibly in one of my mom's school classrooms at one point.  The Abbotts are Easter egg artists and spend the early part of every year decorating hundreds of dozens of Easter eggs for sale.  This year their son gets in on the decorating, after he shows a flare for painting on the family's annual vacation before their decorating work season starts. 

Curious George and the Bunny by H.A. Rey
We were given this book when my oldest was a baby so it's been in our house for 11 years now and is one of the board books I haven't packed away in the attic yet just because of the nostolgia of how often I read it to the boys when they were little, particularly the oldest.  I'm pretty sure I had it memorized at one point.  Curious George is curious about the bunnies he spots in a pen and wants to see them more but when he opens it, one gets out!  Then he needs to find the missing bunny. 

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco, illustrated by William Nicholson
A classic and one I didn't realize how long it was until I read it to Luke when he was ~4.  It's a really long book!  The story of a beloved stuffed bunny that has to be thrown out after it's infected by a sick kid.  The kid is sure that he later spots his beloved bunny as a real bunny in the yard.  Makes me think of my boys' most beloved stuffed animals, especially from when they were little (I'm going to get emotional just writing about it!). 

A Bunny's Tale: All Creatures of Our God and King words by St. Francis of Assisi, illustrated by Adrienne Keogler
The words of "All Creatures of Our God and King" but with charming illustrations of a bunny traveling from winter to spring, helping out various animals along the way.  I can't help sing/saying it when we read it every spring.  

The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen
The spring themed book in this little series that has a little girl dressing up as a different animal and having a little magical adventure with real animals (the Christmas one she's a reindeer).  These pages also have fun little cutouts.  All the books in this series are very sweet (I just realized writing this that there are two we haven't read yet!). 

Mama Bunny's Good Pie by Lisa Moser, illustrated by Sally Garland
Spring is making all of Mama's little bunnies feel like making trouble but just when each of them are about to do something they shouldn't...along comes Mama's wagon with her pie inside and each of them decide to eat a piece of pie instead of whatever naughty thing they were going to do.  Colorful and fun.  Mama even gets a piece at the end!

Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
A simple board book where a little bunny is hopping around, wondering what it would be like to be as tall as a tree or as still as a rock.  The bunny is exploring his little world and all the excitements in it but also loves coming home to his mama at the end. 

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Three hungry bunnies are Muncha Muncha Muncha-ing in Mr. McGreely's garden every night.  No matter what Mr. McGreely does, those bunnies just keep getting to his garden!  Which brings to mind...

Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
This is on our fall book list but my youngest picked it out at the school library recently so it was a spring read too!  Jasper Rabbit is convinced that creepy carrots are following him every where but nobody believes him.  So this school age rabbit takes matters into his own hands and makes a giant wall (with crocodiles in the moat) to keep the creepy carrots contained in their field.  A bit ridiculous and silly.  Apparently good for spring and fall!

Beyond the Burrow by Jessica Meserve
Rabbit loves staying close to home where it's cozy and safe.  BUT THEN she spots a juice carrot just outside of her comfort zone and she just can't resist.  That leads to a whole new world. (I maybe related too much to this Rabbit.)

Everybunny Count!, Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall
Two books that work on counting (the first) and celebrating movement (the second).  We read these shortly after my youngest got his now beloved stuffed bunny and that made him like these books a lot. 

Bunny's Book Club by Annie Silvestro, illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss
Bunny loves to sneak up on the library's outdoor story time in the summer, getting to listen along to the books with the kids.  But when they move inside for the winter Bunny loses her connection to the books she loves!  So with help from her woodland pals, they make a plan to sneak into the library after hours through the return drop box. 

Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis, illustrated by Jay Fleck
Black Belt Bunny is strong and fast and has great moves.  But then he has to learn something new, something every bunny must learn.  He has to make a salad.  Bunny tries to escape this inevitability but there is no use.  Eventually, he has to make that salad. 

Bunny Built by Michael Slack
LaRue (a bunny) is very handy.  He has a toolbox with any tool he could need.  He can fix things!  The only thing he doesn't have is carrots but then he stumbles onto a special seed that grows the largest carrot he's ever seen.  What is he going to do with that???

The Backup Bunny by Abigail Rayner, illustrated by Greg Stones
What happens when a child loses their most beloved toy?  Well, sometimes Mom has a backup (we definitely had backup lemurs for our oldest, when he was little).  The thing is though...when a stuffed animal is that beloved...a kid can quickly tell the difference.  In this case, the backup bunny, "Fluffy", is SO EXCITED to have a chance to play...but the kid only wants his original bunny. 

Bunny in the Middle by Anika A. Denise, illustrated by Christopher Denise
This is one I very much remember reading and then recommending to my sister who has 3 kids!  What do you do when you aren't the youngest and aren't the oldest but you are the one in the middle??   There's someone bigger who helps you and someone smaller who needs help.  How do you feel special and forge your own path??  Very sweet for families with a middle child. 

Bunny Overboard, Hungry Bunny, Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda
These are adorable interactive books where the bunny is trying to do some activity (ski, pick an apple, go on a boat ride) and needs a kids help to tilt or move the book to help him along.  My youngest was a BIG fan of these for a few years!

Little Blue Bunny by Erin Guendelsberger
A story about a blue bunny that was given to a little boy and they bonded right away.  The bunny was just itching for big adventures and figured he would have to wait until the boy was grown and didn't need him anymore.  But is that day coming sooner than the bunny expected??

Rabbit Finds a Way by Judy Delton, illustrated by Joe Lasker
This is a very niche pick that came from free books my Mom got as a teacher in the late 70s.  It's one that moved to our home library when she finished teaching and was a classic of my childhood.  Rabbit is really counting on Bear to be making his normal Saturday morning carrot cake.  Rabbit really wants some of that carrot cake.  He turns down many treats and time with other friends on his way to Bear's house.  When he finally arrives to visit Bear though...there is no carrot cake!

Hope is a Hop by Katrina Moore, illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Very charming illustrations in this book about Eva trying to grow a cheerful flower garden.  She keeps getting thwarted by a hungry rabbit!  As Eva gets down about her lack of success, she learns something new about her little bunny friend.