Review Detail

YOGA BUNNY is a quiet book with simple illustrations that detail the poses Yoga Bunny does when he wakes up to a perfect day for yoga. Through the pages of the book,Yoga Bunny tries to entice his friends to join him, but Lizard is too grouchy, Fox is in too much of a hurry, and Bird would rather live with hiccups than do yoga to stop them. The attitudes of his friends don’t deter Yoga Bunny from continuing with his workout, and when a couple of mice decide to join him, Yoga Bunny’s other friends gradually see potential in the curious positions.

Although the narrative doesn’t always make sense, and there isn’t much action propelling the story, YOGA BUNNY will have some appeal for its intended age group and the illustrations will prompt readers to give the poses a try. The charming endpapers detail many of those poses (as performed by Yoga Bunny).

The book ends with “Some Facts About Yoga,” and the writing in this section is incomplete and a bit disjointed. That said, most toddlers and preschoolers probably won’t get to that part, so it’s not enough to stop me from recommending the book.