The story also provides an opportunity for interactivity – ask kids to think of a time they, like the bunny, were carried home, and what they remember. The bunny’s descriptions of the sights, sounds, and smells of night time, carried in mother’s arms, will appeal to readers who have had the same experience. It’s a magical thing everything looks different. As the father bunny tucks the little one into bed, little bunny wonders about all the neighbors: are the party guests saying goodnight? Is the restaurant cook taking a bath, and is the bookseller reading on the couch?Ĭhildren love being out at night. Neighbors have parties, watch television, and say goodbye, all visible through their open windows. Shops are closing phones ring bunny smells a pie. Narrated in the first person by the young bunny, readers see what he sees from the its vantage point in bunny’s mother’s arms. 2017, Kids Can Press), $16.95, ISBN: 9781771386630Ī mother bunny carries her little bunny home at night. The Way Home in the Night, by Akiko Miyakoshi, (Apr.
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