Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (2007)

As a long-time fan of Knuffle Bunny, I was thrilled to find there was a sequel! and another! In this episode Trixie - who is now in pre-k - is very excited to take her favorite stuffed animal to her class. However, she is horrified to learn that another child in the class ALSO has a Knuffle Bunny and chaos ensues.

I especially loved the very age-appropriate argument of how to pronounce "Knuffle" and the resignation of the parents as they help resolve the conflict later that night. Great follow-up. ( )

I actually like this one better than the original Knuffle Bunny. ( )

I found this book to be a great book to share with kids, it re,Indus me a lot of when I was a child. I would get many or jealous at the fact that others had the same things as I did. It teaches a valuable lesson of sharing and understanding.

This book was a cute way to show how two people can become friends even when at first they didn't want to. I remember when I was in elementary school I would get jealous if someone had the same thing as me so I understand where Trixie was coming from at first. But I thought it was so sweet at the end how they switch back their bunnies and everything is better and they become best friends.

Trixie (back from the first Knuffle Bunny book) is in Pre-K, and talking up a storm. She’s excited to bring knuffle bunny to school to show her classmates. I think this sequel works fairly well on its own. The importance of knuffle bunny to Trixie will make more sense if you have also read the first book. Dad still plays a central role. This time, it’s he who gets up in the middle of the night to do an emergency bunny exchange. Though the mixing up of bunnies felt very realistic, the midnight exchange was beyond far-fetched, and I think it took the place of a more important message. I would have rather seen Trixie’s dad or parents have to tell her “no, you’ll get your knuffle bunny back tomorrow!” The lesson/story of being told “no” is so important. I would have loved to see Willems develop a story around that. I loved the mixed media illustrations once again. ( )