Product Description

Clement Hurd redrew some of his pictures for this new edition of the profoundly comforting story of a bunny’s imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time.

"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ)
Outstanding Children's Books of 1972 (NYT)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1396984 in Books
• Published on: 1989-11-15
• Released on: 1989-11-15
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio Cassette

About the Author
Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, is one of the best-selling children's book authors of all time. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes gave a new and enduring dimension to picture-book writing. Another Important Book is the companion to her classic picture book The Important Book, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard and first published in 1949.

Customer Reviews

Mom wouldn't let me have this book
I give "Runaway Bunny" only four stars because it appears to mean more to parents than it does to children, and because I recall only wanting to read it, but never actually having the honor.

When I was a kid, my mother refused to let me even check this book out from the library, for fear it was too morbid. She said the possibility of my running away was just too depressing for her--as though I should have been flattered. She may as well have said, "Your taste in books is creepy. And if you ever ran away, I'd never go through such a ridiculous fuss looking for you. I'd be too busy feeling sorry for myself. Let the police do that chore."

Are there any kids out there who were as traumatized by this book as I was by being outright denied it? I finally broke free from decades of my mother's continuing abuse, and ordered the story I'd secretly yearned for as my victory prize.

My daughter will not have to sneak longing peeks at it behind my back. Hopefully she'll be very reassured and pleased by it. If not, I'll pack it up and send it to my own mother-- perhaps it will clue her into why she doesn't hear from me anymore.

A must have for your young child
This is a must have bedtime story for your young child. My son is 5 now, and I have been reading it to him for several years and he still enjoys it.