On the last two spreads Willems writes a note to Trixie, explaining that he hopes she will “…fall in love…start a family and be happy…and that one day, many years from now, you will receive a package…from an old pen pal. Now I’m crying out loud and my husband, who is sitting next to me at the dining room table looks and me and says, “You need to get some sleep.” Trixie gives, she gives Knuffle Bunny to the crying baby sitting behind her because… She enjoys the rest of her trip, gets back on the plane and lo and behold! Who should she find in her seat!? It’s Knuffle Bunny! Of course, the bunny her grandparents give her can’t replace Knuffle Bunny, but slowly, slowly, after Trixie has a dream on a four page spread that unfolds from the book about how much fun Knuffle Bunny is having seeing the world and making other kids happy, “Trixie felt better.” She was getting bigger.” Next page: “Even if she wished she wasn’t.” Her family tries to make her feel better, and, “Trixie understood. Most of Trixie’s visit to her grandparents is therefore spent missing Knuffle Bunny. Trixie’s parents call the airline, but the plane is on its way to China. The family arrives at Oma and Opa’s and once more, “…Trixie realized something!” Right away I notice Trixie’s Daddy grew a mustache and a beard and has gained a few pounds around the middle. Holland is far away.” I thought, “Shoot, does Knuffle Bunny really have to get lost again?” Willems writes, “They were on their way to visit Trixie’s Oma and Opa in Holland.
Right away I notice Trixie’s mommy cut her hair. This was absolutely “unexpected,” and heart wrenching.
McGregor’s Garden and pulled Kunffle Bunny Free out of the brown paper independent bookstore bag. Tonight I took a break from gluing felt carrots onto felt light-blue headbands for the kids to wear at the party’s scavenger hunt through Mr. The little guests will hop on over this Sunday.Īlso as I promised, I have waited to buy Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems (Balzer + Bray, 2010) until today, so that it can be a gift for my daughter when she turns three, at her Peter Rabbit Party. Why Trixie, Why? My Emotional First Reading of Knuffle Bunny FreeĪs I wrote in a pervious post, we are having a Peter Rabbit Birthday party.
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