Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown Reviews Summary

Story Content

Pros:

• "It is such a sweet and reassuring story of a mother's love for her baby and one I am already sharing with my daughter."
• "A very sweet story for your little one."
• "This is such an adorable story."
• "It depicts a teasing game between a mother and a child."
• "I love reading this story to my son because not only does he enjoy it, but it's comforting for me too."
• "Would make a wonderful gift for a new mother."
• "The illustrations are beautifully done, and the story is heart-touching for parents."

Cons:

• "The story isn’t cute, I’m not sure why this rude little bunny wants to run away so much and is so insistent but honestly it was a stupid story."
• "I thought it would be another Margaret Wise Brown classic but I don't like the story."
• "The story is neither comforting or enjoyable."
• "I agree with others that this is a horrible book/message."
• "This is a TERRIBLE message, don't read this to your children!"
• "She threatens to stalk him wherever he goes."
• "The story is basically about a little bunny telling his mother all of these ways that he wants some independence from her, and her telling him all the ways in which she'll follow him and force him back to her."

Illustrations

Pros:

• "The full-page illustrations are wonderful."
• "The illustrations are beautiful."
• "She really enjoyed the story and looking for the little bunny in the beautiful illustrations."
• "The illustrations are perfectly delightful."
• "The illustrations are charming."
• "The illustrations are lovely and classic."
• "Such a cute story & wonderful illustrations."

Cons:

• "He is completely uninterested in the illustrations (both the color and the black and white ones)."
• "The illustrations aren't anything spectacular."
• "It's nothing like Goodnight Moon. Not much to search for in the pictures."
• "The illustrations are not great either. They are fuzzy and there are not much to point out in the pictures."
• "The colors used, on the few pages that are in full color, are very brash."
• "I found the story itself so endearing, but mixed with the illustration, it is a little freaky and not pleasing to the eye."
• "The black and white illustrated pages will not be appealing to my very young granddaughter."

Book Quality

Pros:

• "Great classic story. I love these padded books with the thicker pages."
• "Nicely done and high quality materials."
• "The board book version is perfect for the destructive toddler."
• "This book is a good size for small hands, and very resistant for toddlers due to the cardboard pages."
• "The board book was top quality."
• "The sturdy board book design ensures she will get to enjoy it for years to come!"
• "I got a board book, so it's sturdy and withstands his chewing, throwing, stomping, attempts at tearing, etc."

Cons:

• "When I received I was very disappointed in the quality of the paper and sleeve. It was thin, flimsy and ripped."
• "I just received this book and there are 2 blank pages in the front, and 2 blank pages in the back."
• "The book has the complete story, then a few blank pages at the end and restarts the story half way through."
• "5 stars for the book's story, but it arrived with the paper cover stained."
• "Quality issue! There were 4 totally identical pages! There were 2 missing pages!"
• "The books were poorly packaged."
• "The books cover was not flat, bent from shipping."