Genre
Picture books for children
Theme
Overcoming fear
Subject
Bedtime
Fear
Fear of darkness
Night sounds
Rabbits

This book is about Bunbun, a bunny who is trying to sleep but afraid of noises he hears from the hallway. He realizes the noises are from his little brother, so he invites the brother to stay with him for a while, trying to seem brave. The book uses great examples of onomatopoeia and alliteration. ( )

Who's There? by Carole Lexa Schaefer is about a little rabbit who is trying to go to bed but is being scared by loud noises. Each time he hears the noise, he wonders what horrible monster is making it. In the end, the noise is just his baby brother, dragging along a favorite toy.

Pierr Morgan uses dark, cool colors — saturated greens, blues and violets to give the feel of a room late at night. For the monsters he brings in brighter colors to make the rabbit's imaginary beasts pop off the page. The are s delightful addition to the book.

For anyone planning to read the book aloud, I recommend doing a few practice runs in front of the mirror. The various sounds and made up monster names are tongue twisters. On a first or second run, it's a very tricky book to read accurately while putting in all the emotion needed for a dramatic performance. ( )

Great for bedtime reading. ( )

Perfect for a preschool/younger elementary not-so-scary Halloween program. ( )