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Bunnies in a Sleigh: A Chaotic Christmas Tale! (Sunny Town Bunnies)

Bunnies in a Sleigh: A Chaotic Christmas Tale! (Sunny Town Bunnies)

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Author(s)

Philip Ardagh

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Ben Mantle

Publisher

Candlewick

Genre(s)

Age Range

Release Date

September 10, 2024

ISBN

978-1536235494

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Make space under the tree for a zany, rollicking holiday romp from the team who brought us Bunnies on a Bus and Bunnies in a Boat.

Bunnies in a sleigh!
Bunnies in a sleigh!
Laughing and a-joking
as they head for Christmas Day!

The Sunny Town bunnies are back for a third picture book adventure, and it might just be their best one yet! It’s Christmas Eve, and candy canes have mysteriously appeared all over Santa’s workshop, causing a disastrous outbreak of tummy illness in the elves. Luckily, our gang of vehicle-loving bunnies has come to the rescue! Cue chaos at every turn—hopping in and out of chimneys, getting stuck in snow, stuffing themselves in stockings, and having the time of their lives on Santa’s sleigh. It may be a wild Christmas, but it’s so much fun!

Editor review

1 review

overall fun Christmas-themed picture book

September 28, 2024

Overall rating

4.3

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

BUNNIES IN A SLEIGH is a cute, rhyming picture book. The bunnies are back, and this time they are helping Santa to deliver presents and fixing things when they go awry on this chaotic Christmas journey.

What I loved: The illustrations are fantastic with lots of color and detail on every page. The bunnies are getting into some minor trouble in this book (mostly helping), and these create some cute and comical images. The rhyming text is a lot of fun to read aloud, and the repeating refrains add to the fun. The pages turn relatively quickly and the story concludes happily, making this a fun pick for a Christmas season read.

What left me wanting more: Some of the phrasing was a bit awkward in this one, not fully matching the syllable pattern of other phrases, which makes for some places to verbally stumble. For fans of the earlier books, this one also does not quite carry the same level of mischief and comedy as other books in the series.

Final verdict: Overall, BUNNIES IN A SLEIGH is a cute Christmas picture book with rhyming text and fantastically fun illustrations. Recommend for preschoolers and up!