by Lori Richmond (Author)
Mama's packing for a business trip, and Bunny's NOT happy! But Papa and Bunny's crafty stay-at-home smarts save the day, and the Bunny family escapes on a series of adventures.
Mama's suitcase is packed for an important business trip. But it's Mama's turn to read bedtime stories! Bunny does not like Mama leaving one bit. If Bunny can just figure out how to keep her home... or maybe Bunny can go with her! But Papa and Bunny have a better idea. They set off on a grand adventure... in the living room. And kitchen. And bathtub. Bunny's Staycation is the perfect book for every family with travel-for-work Mamas or Papas. Kids and parents will laugh, cheer, and celebrate the wonders -- and happy challenges -- faced by families who are juggling the joys of stay-at-home fun and business trips.
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Mommy can't take her little Bunny on her weeklong business trip. When Bunny's ideas for getting rid of her suitcase (his imagined scenarios include flushing it down the toilet and stuffing it into a mailbox) and accompanying her don't pan out, Papa saves the day. Every day that Mommy is gone, he and Bunny pack up a car made from a cardboard box and pretend they're at a different destination. On Monday, they turn the bathroom into a tropical island (complete with a spoof of a Jimmy Buffett concert poster). On Wednesday, they create big animal cutouts and go on a "safari adventure." The distractions aren't entirely effective ("sometimes even the bravest adventurer misses Mama"), but they provide enough fun to sustain Bunny until the family has a joyous reunion, which involves one more fantasy locale. Richmond's rabbits have an odd biomorphic blobbiness that makes them look a bit like the cardboard cutouts Bunny and Papa are so fond of. But the artwork's emotional directness is never in question: when Bunny is mad, sad, or glad, there's no softening or sugarcoating it. Every expression hits home. Ages 3-5. Agent: Lori Kilkelly, Rodeen Literary Management. (Jan.)
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