Synopsis: Little mouse Baby Boo-Boo is tired of being treated like a baby and uses her big attitude and some bunny ears to gain some respect in the Mouse House.
Review: Mama Mouse is tucking in her well-loved children for their naps when she notices that Baby Boo-Boo has disappeared. She runs into the forest frantically searching for her little one. Meanwhile Big Bad Bunny is stomping through the woods too. Big Bad Bunny has pointy, yellow teeth. Big Bad Bunny has long, sharp claws. Big Bad Bunny can go anywhere because nothing stops her until she comes to a great, big, huge hill. Big Bad Bunny is lost, and she starts to howl as loud as a hundred hungry hyenas, and that is how Mama Mouse finds her little one and takes her home for her nap.
What child won't appreciate Baby Boo-Boo creating the persona of Big Bad Bunny to get some respect from her family? Just because she's the littlest one in age doesn't mean she's still a baby. Turning into Big Bad Bunny and running away is something she has to do, but then she gets lost and discovers that she may still need help from her Mom after all. It's lovely for a child to be reminded that their Mom will always be there no matter how big she may get, but I wish there had been a Papa Mouse in the story. Would a Papa Mouse not have searched just as hard for his Baby Boo-Boo? I also wish the color palette used wasn't quite so muted. A Spring picture book with a bunny in it needs to be a bit brighter. The book does make for a fun read-aloud, though. With verbs like roar, stomp and chomp, children are sure to want to yell right along with Big Bad Bunny.
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