Hide-and-Seek Bunnies

Hide-and-Seek Bunnies

Written by: Fiona Watt

Designed by Zoe Waring and Catherine-Anne MacKinnon

Illustrated by Lesley Danson

Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd

Genre: Touch and Feel Flip Book

Readablity Lexile: ?

Summary:

This book is a touchy-feely flap book about bunnies in each season. There are eight pages in this board book and each two pages are dedicated to a season in the year. It talks about what these bunnies are doing during each season and then it asks a question for you to find something on that page. The last two pages of the book show what bunnies are from each month in the year. It is about what the bunnies go through each year showing pictures to get a visual of what it is like.

Evaluation:

This is a great example of high literature! It is a very interactive book that not only interests kids with the activeness  you can participate with in the book but also teaches children about the four season and all the months in a year. It also shows kids what bunnies like to do during each summer. It asks questions like “can you find baby bunny?” and “can you help find two bunnies munching on carrots?” Each question goes up by asking the children to find one more thing. On the first page it asks to find one bunny. On the second page it asks to find two, on the third four, and on the fifth five. It helps children with counting, months, and season, along with some knowledge about bunnies.

Literary Elements:

-          Theme- The theme of this book is about the seasons of the year and months are introduced also. It uses fun and interesting ways to show students. The book is about bunnies but the theme that they use to teach use through this bunny story is the seasons.

-          Style- The style of this book is touch, feel and flap book. It is a board book where there are flaps that the children can lift up and see more illustrations and texts underneath it, and there are also textures and materials in the illustrations for children to touch.   

-          Plot- The plot of the book is about what bunnies do in each season. There are texts and illustrations to show these things throughout the book. It is something easy to remember for the children.

Mini Lesson:

The mini lesson that I would do from this would be the theme. I would read this book to students and we would do the interactive activities. I would use this book to teach the students about the seasons. After we were done reading this I would have the students draw a picture of what they do during each season. This book and season lesson would be a gateway to teaching students about the months.

Illustrations:

The illustrations in this book are brilliant. They involve hide-and-seek finds, textures and wonderful colors. The illustrations show what the text is trying to say. It is really visual and interactive.

Target Audience:

Toddlers to early elementary