As readers have come to expect of Willems, his understated text is brief and the visual storytelling is hilariously eloquent. Fans will not be surprised that daddy and Trixie venture into the Brooklyn night to meet Sonja and her dad for the rapturous exchange and a final hug that presages friendship between the girls. And both girls expect the mistake to be corrected immediately. when she awakens to the horrifying fact that this ']is NOT Knuffle Bunny.' In an unspeakable error, the stuffed animals have been switched. Trixie's blissful reunion comes to a dramatic conclusion at 2:30 a.m. 'Nuffle,' replies Sonja), and the teacher confiscates both bunnies, returning them at the end of the day. Indeed, classmate Sonja has one, too! An argument ensues over the pronunciation of the bunny's name ('Kuh-nuffle,' insists Trixie. PreS-Gr 1When Trixie and her beloved Knuffle Bunny go to preschool, Trixie is shocked to learn that her bunny is not entirely unique in the world. '(Sept.)'Ĭopyright 2007 Publishers Weekly Used with permission. In a satisfying resolution, Trixie and Sonja become best friends, demonstrating that two or more children can enjoy similar toys. As in the first book, Willems creates comic-book-style panels, with grayscale photographs of Brooklyn as backgrounds for his color-illustrated characters insiders will recognize allusions to past Willems titles too. Willems expertly sets up this case of mistaken identity, as each girl accidentally brings home the wrong bunny, and a late-night exchange is needed to resolve the girls dilemma. Each girl hugs her rabbit, with Trixie insisting, Kuh-nuffle! Kuh-nuffle! and Sonja retorting, Nuffle! Nuffle! Their teacher raises an eyebrow and puts both rabbits in time-out until the end of the day. Suddenly, Trixies one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny wasnt so one-of-a-kind anymore. No words need explain Trixies distressed expression, because a turn of the page says it all: Trixies classmate, with a wicked smirk, is clutching a bunny of her own. But just as her daddy kissed her good-bye, Trixie saw Sonja. Tugging her gangly, red-haired father along the sidewalk, she hurries to her preschools show-and-tell, eager to show off her pale-green, floppy rabbit. In this sympathetic sequel to 'Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale', former toddler Trixie gains verbal dexterity and still treasures her rag doll, Knuffle Bunny. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th

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