Knuffle Bunny

Another win for Mo Willems! He perfectly captures the emotions of each of the main characters. Any parent will recognize the behavior of the young child with their own agenda, the going boneless is particularly painful. I also have to admit that I cringe a little when Dad unloads the washer onto the floor of the laundromat looking for Knuffle Bunny but it poignantly illustrates the level of his desperation. I love the cartoon illustrations painted on the photographs of New York City and the opportunity the cityscape gives us to talk about how people sometimes do regular things, like laundry, in a different way than we do. The text is quite spare and a little droll with the illustrations filling in all the wonderful blanks!