Battle Bunny

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I wasn't sure he and his co-author Mac Barnett could sustain the joke through a whole book, but they do, and illustrator Matthew Myers' pictures (both the original ones from "Birthday Bunny" and Alex's additions to them) add to the general hilarity. The story of Battle Bunny is a far more explosive affair, a perversion of the original text as Bunny no longer wants to be a friend, but the master of all animal kind.

All this begs the question: Is this book good in its own right or is this just a case of cleverness for cleverness’s sake? Birthday Bunny becomes Battle Bunny, and the rabbit's innocent journey through the forest morphs into a supersecret mission to unleash an evil plan--a plan that only Alex can stop. Like most of his Evil Genius brethren before him, Battle Bunny wants to take over the world and has created an Evil Plan to do just that. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

Instead of taking something hokey and making it violent, I sort of wish that it had just taken something basic and made it more complex, if that makes sense. The original text is supposed to be an authentic feeling 1950s style story of a Bunny visiting all of his forest friends. Recommended by someone on Twitter and having already found myself a huge Scieszka fan after The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, I loved this book from the very first page onwards (or even the front cover) for the very clever play it does with form and style. This is, then, sure to be an early reader that’s also endlessly entertaining and that will stand up to multiple readings as viewers find more of Alex’s hidden gems.

Matt Myers has illustrated more than a dozen books, including The Most Terrible of All, A Dog Named Doug, the New York Times bestseller Battle Bunny, and The Infamous Ratsos, a Theodor Seuss Geisel honor book. An adorable rabbit's journey through the forest becomes a secret mission to unleash an evil plan – a plan that only Alex can stop.Building was super easy, they go together really smoothly in 5 minutes and the back packs are much better than the original plastic mark 3s. Some more subversive and funny writing can be found in the Horrible Histories series, including Awful Egyptians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary. Despite the subversive nature of the story, it is really quite creative and complex in its structure, causing readers to have to strategize about how to unpack the text. Alex receives the gift of the perfectly lovely Birthday Bunny and proceeds to scribble throughout to create a completely different story – Battle Bunny. Under Alex’s hand sentences are reworded, illustrations are updated, and the new plot concerns a bunny supervillain bent on world destruction.

Try your luck to gacha as many Bunny and pocket monsters as possible and let them be your pets and join your army to battle for you. In particular, boys of any age who enjoy nothing more than crashing their toys together and playing superheroes. No one does a send up of children's literature genres better than Scieszka--if you haven't read _The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. The little boy who received Birthday Bunny was seriously unimpressed, so much so that he has taken out his pencils and rewritten the story. I so want to get this for my little great-nephew, but am unsure when it would be age-appropriate for him, as it clearly requires a kid old enough to get the joke.

Alex even goes so far as to apply his editorial skills to the book's copyright page, with some highly amusing results. The good news is they don't look out of place next to the older ones and having built 20 of them as tactical marines the repeating bodies aren't evident. Apparently the story of "Birthday Bunny" was not dangerous enough for Alex so he made some alterations. Featuring layered, original artwork that emphasizes Alex’s additions, this dynamic exploration of creative storytelling is sure to engage and inspire. Lo and behold, I happened to stumble upon one of Jon Scieszka’s most recent children’s book “Battle Bunny (or Birthday Bunny),” co-written by Mac Barnett along with illustrations by Matthew Myers (along with some help from Alex) and this was a pretty interesting read!

We're then treated to maps and explanations of the different realms that the free cities control or have interests in. The back cover suggests that the book is suitable for ages 5-9 (or 10 or 11 or 87, as Alex has added)…and truly, any kid with a sense of humor will probably enjoy this.It is original and funny and is likely to appeal to children who think that woodland creatures are drippy and like superhero action. the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man , and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. The Battle Bunnies received the new Age of Sigmar: Cities of Sigmar box for review, and our Bunny Rob set out to paint them for us in a nice Grim colour scheme. Definitely one for reluctant readers who might like to see that books are not always what they are seen as being. Admittedly, I'm a Jon Scieszka fangirl (I'll even admit to clandestinely taking a stalker-esque photo of him when I saw him in the book room at the NCTE a couple years ago), so I was pretty much determined to love this book no matter what.