Rhyming Dust Bunnies

My best friend’s husband is in charge of the Brooklyn Public Library’s children’s material acquisition.  He is my favorite gift giver, as we always get the most amazing books!  This past year we were gifted with a ton of Jan Thomas books, mine and my daughter’s favorite has to be Rhyming Dust Bunnies.

Author: Jan Thomas

Publisher: Beach Lane Books (January, 2009)

Prices: Hardcover - $14.99, eBook - $12.99

Reading level: 3 to 8 years old

Interest level: Lower grades

Physical Characteristics: 9x9 inches, 40 pages 

ISBN: 141697976X

Genres:  Juvenile Fiction

Subjects:

Rhyme – Juvenile Fiction

Dust Bunnies

Humorous Stories



Annotation:

Several dust bunnies are so preoccupied with their rhymes that they cannot hear the warnings of their buddy.

Summary: 
Ed, Ned, Ted and Bob are rhyming dust bunnies.  Like their names, Ed, Ned and Ted constantly rhyme.  Their buddy Bob cannot seem to get the hang of rhyming with them.  While that is what readers of this book and the other bunnies think, what is really happening is that Bob is trying to warn of impending danger.  Danger is in fact, in the form of a broom, coming to clean them all up.  They finally listen to Bobs warnings, only to be swallowed up by a vacuum cleaner.



Evaluation:

Such an amazing book!  Both as a read aloud to kids or as first reader for emerging readers.  My daughter and I started reading this book as she finished preschool, and the simple bold rhyming text was a wonderful literacy tool.  Also, the book is just fun.  It is a pleasure to read and look at.  Ms. Thomas’ bold and flat colors make the dust bunnies a joy to look at.



Similar Titles or Authors:

Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny by Jan Thomas
The Easter Bunnies Assistant by Jan Thomas

Awards and Recognition:

A Junior Library Guild Premier Selection

Buckeye Book Award Winner
Kirkus Review Best Book of 2009
Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Baker’s Dozen:  The best Children’s Books for Family Literacy
Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master list
The Monarch Award Nominee
North Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee
Virginia Readers’ Choice Title
Buckaroo Book Award Nomination
Missouri Building Block Picture Book Awards Nominee
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
Cybil Award Nominee

Websites:

http://www.janthomasbooks.com/Dustbunnies.html



http://books.simonandschuster.com/Rhyming-Dust-Bunnies/Jan-Thomas/9781416979760



Professional Reviews:

Publishers Weekly




Kirkus




All images (c) Jan Thomas