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“Well she had no choice...Trixie bawled. She went boneless. She did everything she could to show how unhappy she was”.

This book is funny and follows the story of a toddler with her “knuffle bunny“. It would be a great read in a k-1st classroom. The illustrations are creative and eye catching. The use of drawing and photos is also a great aspect.

The story follows little Trixie, who embarks on a hilarious adventure with her beloved Knuffle Bunny, only to realize that communication barriers between adults and children can lead to amusing misunderstandings. Willems' distinctive blend of expressive illustrations and minimalistic text creates a relatable and endearing tale that both parents and young readers will enjoy.

“But knuffle bunny was nowhere to be found…”

The illustrations in this book are very creative and use different elements. The background of the pictures are real photographs taken from the city. They gave illustrations of the characters put overtop of the photographs, so it is as if they are really traveling through the city.

This book is about a little girl who goes through the city with her father. She has her favorite stuffed animal, knuffle bunny, with her. They eventually make it to the laundry mat, start their laundry, and make their way back home. Once they‘re home they realize that knuffle bunny is gone and they have to run back through the city to find it.

Knuffle Bunny was written by Mo Willems and published in 2004. It won the Caldecott Honor Award. This book is about a young child who explore language and how communication works. Great read aloud!

Knuffle Bunny is a story about a little girl named Trixie who goes to the laundromat with her dad, she brings along her favorite stuffed animal to help out. She helps her dad load the washers and they head home. When she realizes Knuffle Bunny is gone... she needs to figure out how to communicate with her dad that they have to go back. The issue is, she cant talk yet! Her father has to guess what is going on with Trixie and why she is screaming

“And those were the first words Trixie ever said.“

This is my favorite portion of the story, because it makes you think back about your first words and think about what may have caused you to say those words.

This is a great story to get the students to think about a time where they lost something and the emotions that they may have conveyed at that period of time. It also gives students the topic of how important body language is and how to express themselves in a variety of ways.

“Blaggle plabble! Wumpy flappy?! Snurp.”

This story would be very useful for having a conversation about the different ways we express being upset.

In this story a very important stuffed animal named Knuffle Bunny Gets lost.The graphics slog the story are visually appealing, the two realistic and drawn story pages make for an attention grabber. Many children will be able to relate to the feeling of losing something you love or even not being able to communicate what you are feeling.

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This RF Caldecott Honor book by Mo Willems would be a great book to do an author study (AS) with Knuffle Bunny Free and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity and so many other popular books written by Willems such as the Pigeon series and the Elephant and Piggie books. This book would also make for a fun choral reading (CR) with fun made up words! #ucflae3414sp21

Thanks @Buechersuechtling for the tag!

I would be Knuffle Bunny. ❤️

We gets lots of snow and nasty cold temps. The snow wouldn‘t be bad, but it comes with the negative wind chills and the ice. I don‘t like the combo of it all together and I hate driving in it. I‘d rather have fall temps and pretty flowers all year.

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I tag @Trashcanman @mollyrotondo @kspenmoll if you want to play. 😊

A few more of our favorite children‘s books to read aloud at our house. The BabyLit books, Ladybug Girl series, and mini myths series are also ones we love. I tried to pick books that aren‘t already classics, obviously those rank high on our list as well. What am I missing?

This RF book written by Mo Williams won the Caldecott Medal in 2005 and it was well deserved. In this book a little girl goes to the laundry mat with her father when she realizes her most prized possession has gone missing. I think you could turn this book into some fun and make it a S book that you use in the classroom. #ucflae3414su20

Knuckle Bunny is a RF book by Mo Willems that has won a Caldecott in 2005. It shares the story of Trixie and her dad taking a trip to the laundromat and leaving behind her beloved stuff animal. The images in the book are so unique because it combines photographs of Brooklyn with cartoon drawings. This is such an adorable story that would be great for a simple IR. Or if you wanted to incorporate a lesson plan with this hook this site #ucflae3414f19

This RF book won Mo Willems the 2005 Caldecott Honor. Trixie goes to the laundromat with her dad when she realizes her beloved stuff bunny is missing. This book would be great for RA and S. ESOL strategy 9, “Teach note-taking strategies: T-lists, time lines, etc.,” would work well here, especially if one were to conduct a lesson on the beginning, middle, and end of a story. #ucflae3414f19

“Aggle Flaggle Klabble!” This is what Trixie says to her dad when she realizes her knuffle bunny is lost. Her dad doesn‘t understand her and thinks she is just being fussy.

This is a story almost every kid can relate to. It‘s about a little girl loosing her favorite stuffed animal.

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems 2004. Caldecott Honor. This was one of my favorite books growing up! The pictures in this book are very unique. Willems uses black and white pictures of Brooklyn New York and uses his own illustrations over top.

“the whole family ran down the block. and they ran through the park. they zoomed passed the school. and into the laundry mat. they looked, and looked, and looked, and looked.“

the illustrations and story line is so good!

This is such a relatable story for children because most kids have an item, like knuffle bunny, that they're attached to.

“Where‘s knuffle bunny?”

I like how the illustrator made Trixie‘s eyes huge and you can tell the emotions of her just by her expression.

I liked this page. it has really unique illustration and mixed media

This would be good i think for kindergarteners because they often have a special stuffed animal or blanket that would be awful to lose for them

This is an award winning book. I liked knuffle bunny and thought it was very relatable especially to younger kids

My professor asked us all to create blogs, where we‘ll post our homework & assignments. (Happy to share mine if folks are interested; I‘m proud of my design theme but there‘s not much on it yet). Our first assignment is to write about a favorite picture book. I haven‘t written the entry yet but I decided to go with “Knuffle Bunny.” This meant that I wandered into a laundromat & weirdly did a quick photo shoot even though I had no laundry to do. 😅

“Where‘s Knuffle Bunny?”

This book is so cute and shows that communication isn‘t always with words. The young girl uses all sorts of things to communicate to her dad that Knuffle Bunny is missing. The pictures are great as well! 10/10

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems is a fantastic story! This award winning book is about a young girl and her dad. They go to the laundry mat and she loses her stuffed bunny. The illustrations are wonderful. They are real photographs with cartoon drawings.

“And those were the first words Trixie ever said”

I remember reading this in school as a child. I always loved the realization pictures with the drawings on top of them. it‘s unique!

This is a cute story about a baby (Trixie), her father, her mother, and her beloved knit for bunny. Her family comes into a sticky situation when they realize they lose the loved bunny somewhere along the way to the laundry mat, and that their daughter is going to be very upset without it. Luckily, the dad rushes back to find it in the wash. The story ends on a happy note with Trixie sharing her first words- KNUFFLE BUNNY!!!

“KNUFFLE BUNNY! And those were the first words Trixie ever said.”

Something I love about this book is how it goes from beginning very calm and happy, goes to chaos, and then back to happy again. It is such a fun story!

“Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems is an attention grabber from start to finish! It is a perfectly cute and hilarious representation of what happens when a child loses their favorite toy. Definitely a book that children would love to enjoy in the classroom

I love Mo Willems and this doesn‘t disappoint. I love the sharp color illustrations against black and white photographs. I also appreciate how clearly this book describes the frustration of a child not being able to communicate their distress or not being understood. #a2z #BBRC

when tricked stuffed bunny gets left behind at the laundry mat missing plaything panic ensues. the chaos is high teens when trixie who can not yet talk attempts to tell her parents.

“Knuffle Bunny”

I like how this story combines real images and drawings

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems is a Caldecott award winning book. Trixie, her dad and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the laundromat. During their adventure, trixie leaves knuffle bunny at the laundromat. This story is cute and younger children will love it.

This TL book won the Caldecott Award. It‘s such a realistic book about a child losing their favorite teddy bear. It was a cute book to read and kind of funny. Her first words happened to be “Knuffle Bunny”! This would be a good book to do as a RT.

Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems

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