Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2) by Mo Willems

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2) Reviews

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  Calista

  I almost think I like the sequel better in this story. We know how this works and we know the Knuffle bunny. Our main girl can even talk at this point. She’s older. She takes the bunny to school and sees another girl with the exact same rabbit. The bunny’s are taken from the girls when they become a problem. They get the wrong bunny back and don’t realize it until 2:30am at night. I thought the ending was very good.
  
  The kids love this series. The niece is right at home in NYC and she thought the pictures looked like NYC. I think they did too. The nephew loves seeing the cartoons walk around in the real world. The niece thought this was a great book. She said, you have to have the right bunny at night. You just know stuff like that. My nephew does stuff like this often before bed. He has to have a certain toy, but I think for him it’s more of a stall tactic. The niece gave this 5 stars and the nephew gave this 4 stars.
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  Manybooks

  Because I did not really all that much aesthetically enjoy Mo Willems' illustrations for his first Knuffle Bunny book, I did not really expect to all that much like the sequel with regard to the former either, with regard to the accompanying pictorial images (as they appear to be pretty much similar). However, since I had in fact still very much enjoyed Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale as a story, as a presented narrative in and of itself (and have indeed found it almost spot on with regard to presenting with understanding and feeling how frustrated as yet non or barely verbal toddlers can often feel if they are trying to get their parents' or other caregivers' attention, especially if they feel or indeed know that something is wrong), I decided to give Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity a try (especially since this book, like Mo Willems' first Kunffle Bunny story also won a Caldecott Honour designation and I also did wonder a trifle if I were perhaps and in fact missing something).
  
  However, I was pretty well and sadly majorly disappointed and annoyed with the general and featured storyline and plot of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. For aside from the fact that I do have to wonder why both Trixie and Sonya (who after all are now no longer toddlers) need to even take their plush bunnies to school, if Trixie's Kunffle Bunny is indeed such a special and cherished toy, why does it then take her almost twelve hours to notice that the returned Knuffle Bunny is not hers, is in fact the wrong bunny? And considering that it has taken Trixie so long to notice the "mistaken identity" to notice that she has the wrong Knuffle Bunny, I find it supremely and infuriatingly problematic that once the issue has been cleared, once it is known that Trixie has Sonya's bunny and vice versa, that both fathers do not simply declare that the bunnies are safe and sound and will be switched tomorrow at school, but that they are manipulated into switching the bunnies late at night (past midnight, and I bet both fathers have to go to work in the morning). Sorry, but what was funny and endearing, and yes, totally understandable with regard to Trixie's emotions and whining, her outrageous behaviour in the first book (in Snuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale), wears more than a bit thin and simply becomes majorly infuriating in the sequel, in Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, with Trixie and yes also Sonya presenting themselves as entitled and rather spoiled children, who obviously always expect to get their own way, and whose parents unfortunately and sadly usually seem to oblige.
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  Matt

  Mo Willems is truly a versatile author, able to entertain his young readers with a few long-developed series, but also inject some new ideas and characters on occasion. Trixie is so very excited to show off her Knuffle Bunny at school, sure it is a one-of-a-kind item. However, Show and Tell sours when another little girl brings an identical stuffy and gets worse when the teacher confiscates them both. At the end of the day, Knuffle Bunny is returned, but this only begins the drama. Trixie realises in the middle of the night that she has the wrong Knuffle, seeking her father’s assistance to remedy the problem. Cue a midnight swap that could go horribly wrong! Neo loves being able to show off things of his at school. He tells me all about it, but is always looking for that unique item that might just convince the others in class that he has a one-of-a-kind personality to go along with an alluring item. He’s ginger, so of course he is unique, as are his many items and book choices!
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  Banny Kirsten Marie Reviews

  Good morning people... How did you sleep? Oh you wanna know how i slept? Well i didn't... Nope not a wink.... Up al night last night... Yes again.... I am typeing up this review so early because maybe if you all wake up to a good review then you all will be happy this lovely Saturday morning.
  
  
  I love Mo Willems in fact i adore him i read his The Pigeon wants a puppy on Thursday a nd i read Knuffle Bunny on Saturday which was totally a funy yet fantastic book. I remember these books being read to me as a child and whenever i saw it sitting on the shelf at the library then i knew it deserved to be read and reviewed.
  
  
  Trixie took her little knuffle bunny to school with her and so did Sonja... Whenever the knuffle bunnies were taken by the teacher and handed back to the wrong girl both of the girls father had to wake up at two in the morning to run across town to switch the knufle bunies.
  
  
  I loved this book but it was not quiet as good as The Piegon books... Knuffle Bunny most definatly dis not have the humor attached to it like The Pigeon books did and no i don't have a problem with that but yes to me humor matters. I loved the parent figures to both Trixie and Sonja because s showed how much both sets of parents love their daughters to get up so early just ro switch their girls knuffle bunnies.
  
  The pictures were divine and i so very much loved them... They were bright and detailed anone by Mo Willems… I give the story a eight star rateing all together because the story deserves four stars and the pictures deserve four stars. Knuffle Bunny should be on every childs book shelf to read over and oer and over again.
  
  My Rateing
  8/5
• 
  Sophia Triad

  Trixie is older now and she can talk. So, she can express her desperation in the middle of the night when she realises that she has the wrong bunny.
  
  Everything started when she brought her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school in order to show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she realises that her bunny is not unique. Sonja has the same bunny. They play together, but apparently both girls take the wrong bunnies home.
  
  Phones are ringing, arrangements are made and the two desperate dads meet in the middle of the night in sleeping Brooklyn in order to exchange their daughters's bunnies.
  
  And it is time for Trixie to make her first best friend.
  
  Amazing story, hilarious descriptions and beautiful black and white photos of Brooklyn that blend with the colourful illustrations.
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  Kaethe

  20 December 2007
  12 July 2008
  
  Thankfully, Willems seems to be keeping up with the PandaBat's developmental milestones pretty well.
  
  He loves it.
  
  
  ***
  
  June 20, 2014
  
  Everyone still loves it.
  
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  11 August 2021
  
  Reread for my 365 Kids Book challenge. You can see all the books on their own
  shelf.
  
  After a frustrating day in a terrifyingly long year, it is just such a relief to sit down with a good picture book, particularly one that evokes happy memories, or, really on this case, not actual memories so much as a vague generalized impression of pleasant parent/child togetherness as would also be evoked by a whole slew of objects. Nostalgia being less work if one keeps it vague than say, trying to read the front page of a daily newspaper.
  
  
  Library copy.
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  midnightfaerie

  I seriously can not speak highly enough of Mo Willems. This author explores new areas and has unique and unusual ways of connecting with children and with adult's with a child's heart. I love his book. This Caldecott winner shows it's originality too in the illustrations which are a combination of photographs and drawn in cartoons of the characters. It makes for a fun and unique experience for both child and adult. Again, both my 5 yr old and my twin 3 yr olds are enchanted with Willems and this book was no exception. They all screamed for "More books!" when it was finished.
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  Ronyell

  “Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity” is a great sequel to Mo Willems’ popular book “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.” In this adventure, Trixie enjoys her first day of school and showing off her Knuffle Bunny to everyone in her class until she comes home and realizes that something is wrong. “Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity” is a brilliant sequel about true friendship that children will enjoy as much as they enjoyed the first “Knuffle Bunny” book.
  
  Mo Willems has done it again in this sequel as he ingeniously makes both the illustrations and the story extremely clever. Mo Willems goes into so much detail about Trixie’s first day of school and how excited she felt to be at school. Children can easily relate to Trixie about how she wanted to show off something that no one else has and yet the child soon realizes that someone else has another one of a kind possession that the child loves. Mo Willems’ illustrations are extremely creative as he once again places silly looking characters against real life photos of the city of Brooklyn. Also, I loved the outfit that Trixie wore throughout the book as she has a green shirt with a red with purple polka dotted shirt underneath and a brown and red flowered skirt. Trixie’s outfit, as surreal as it looks, brings out the true creativity to the character of Trixie herself.
  
  “Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity” is one of the greatest sequels ever created as it defines what true friendship is all about. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate about the book.
  
  Review is also on:
  Rabbit Ears Book Blog
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  Liz

  In this sequel to Knuffle Bunny Trixie is older and really talking, a lot. She is excited for her first day of pre-K and to show Knuffle Bunny to her new classmates. Looking across the room Trixie sees Sonja and suddenly Kuffle Bunny isn't so one of a kind any more. She and Sonja don't get along very well and the Knuffle Bunnies get taken away by the teacher, Ms. Greengrove. Things look up when Ms. Greengrove returns the bunnies at the end of the day until 2:30 in the morning when Trixie realizes that the bunny she has is not her Knuffle Bunny. After a late night rendezvous and exchange Trixie and Sonja become best friends.
  
  I thought this book was darling. I love the illustrations with the black and white photographs and the drawings. It is a great continuation of Trixie's story and its great for kids to follow her as she grows up and goes on new adventures they can relate to. This would be a good book to read before a child's first day of school. Just as with the original Knuffle Bunny Mo Willems presents a story that kids can really relate to, the emotions and experiences of Trixie are very real. Many parents have had sleepless nights because of a missing stuffed animal and kids know that heart ache. I would recommend this book to anyone who loved Knuffle Bunny! It will be particularly enjoyed by kids entering pre-K or ages 3 or 4.
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  Melki

  Trixie's taking her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school for show & tell . . . but an unpleasant surprise is waiting for her there.
  
  Very cute story about incredibly patient parents. The two page Epilogue really made me laugh.
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  Philip

  
  Mo Willems is the current children's book Juggernaut. It seems all of his books are hits. His
  Pigeon books are hilarious. His
  Elephant and Piggie series: brilliant.
  
  Of his oeuvre though, I contend that the Knuffle Bunny series is the best. Of the 3 books, 2 won the Caldecott Medal.
  
  So, we read all three in order tonight. Here is Eleanor's review for the second book:
  
  Me: How many stars?
  
  E: Dad? Can I tell you something really quick? Dad?
  
  Me: Yeah?
  
  E: Today... ummmm... since... I didn't like that they fought over which one is which, I'd like to give it four stars please. ...I liked it a little bit.
  
  Me: Wow. Sure thing. This is your first 4 star review. Do you know that?
  
  E: I didn't.
  
  Me: And I have to say, taking points off for violence. Mo Willems should have known better, right?
  
  E: Mm-Hmmm.
  
  Me: Do you think his point was that you shouldn't fight?
  
  E: Mm-hmmm.
  
  Me: But you still want to give it four stars?
  
  E: Mm-hmmm...
  
  Me: How old are you right now Eleanor?
  
  E: 5.
  
  Me: Cool. So tell me, what else DID you like about the book?
  
  E: Um. I liked that she took her Knuffle Bunny to school.
  
  Me: Why did you like that?
  
  E: Because, she said who she was going to show it to. I'm making my fingers do tricks again dad.
  
  Me: Lets focus. On the review. Not on your fingers. Ok?
  
  E: Ok. But that means I'm showing the sign. That I liked that book.
  
  Me: What means that? Your fingers?
  
  E: Yeah. When we show our fingers. Only, I'm not going to do it any more.
  
  Me: I don't understand, but ok. Anything else you want to add about this book?
  
  E: No.
  
  Me: Would you recommend it to other people? Should other people read it?
  
  E: Mm-Hmmm.
  
  Gwendolyn: Do you know what MY favorite part was? (Shes' been here silently hanging onto my shoulder during the entire review process...) My favorite part was whhhhheeeennnnn.... When they took the bunnies away.
  
  E: Gwen, are you sure about that? Because I only gave it four stars.
  
  G: I only want ONE star. Can I only have one star?
  
  E: But we already gave it 4 stars. If you want daddy to take 3 stars away, you'll have to talk to him.
  
  G: I WANT TO GIVE IT 5! Stars!
  
  E: DADDY! GWENNIE WANTS TO GIVE IT 5 STARS, BUT I ONLY WANT TO GIVE IT 4 STARS.
  
  G: Too bad Gwen.
  
  Me: You just said "Too bad Gwen." You're Gwennie. Why did you say that?
  
  G: OOoooo... yeah...
  
  Me: We're going to go with 4 stars ok?
  
  G: NOOOOO!!! I WANT 4!!!!!
  
  Me: That's what I said... Gwennie, you're not making any sense. OUCH!
  
  G: I'm biting your shirt.
  
  Me: You were biting me.
  
  G: Now I'm biting your shirt.
  
  E: I'm biting my own shirt.
  
  Me: OK GUYS!
  
  G: ARE WE DONE?!?
  
  E: ALMOST!
  
  Me: We're done.
  
  E: *Scared* HEY! WHAT ABOUT A THIRD REVIEW? DAD! DAD? DAD... My third review...
  
  Me: That's what we're doing right now El.
  
  E: Then why did you say, 'we're done?'
  
  Me: Because we're done with the second review.
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  Karl

  Not as good as the “Pigeon” or “Elephant and Piggie” books in my opinion. The first book in the series won a Caldecott but I just loved Willems other books a lot better. Tonight is the second day of my mining of the school library. Expect reviews of Arthur, Franklin, Dr Seuss, Robert Munsch and whatever else I can find in the coming days.
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  Bernice

  I listened to the non-print version of this story, which was on audio CD. I recently discovered this section at my local library. To be honest..it was funny to hear that I have been pronouncing "Knuffle" incorrectly!!
  
  Knuffle Bunny is an adorable story of a young girl and her beloved stuffed bunny. This picture book combines the use of photography and painting in its illustrations. The backdrop are photographs of the setting of the story, whereas the characters are lighthearted and reflected by their simple paintings. This mixed media type of illustration highlights the importance of the characters while still showing the reality of the story. The main character Trixie is thrilled to be bringing Knuffle Bunny to school one day. She finds out when she gets to school that Sofia, a classmate of hers, has the exact same stuffed animal. When the two girls discover this, they become angry with one another and their Knuffle Bunnies are taken away. They soon discover once Knuffle Bunny returned that they've been switched! The writer creates opportunities throughout the story for the readers to predict what will happen next. The readers build into the suspense of the story and are able to relate to the emotion of Trixie. It's a funny loving story with a happy ending!
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  Sarah Sammis

  Knuffle Bunny Too is the sequel to Knuffle Bunny. I have not read the first in the series but having so enjoyed the sequel I will keep my eyes out for the original.
  
  Knuffle Bunny is the favorite toy of a now preschool aged Trixie. She takes her beloved bunny to preschool to show to all her classmates.
  
  Unfortunately for Trixie, her Knuffle isn't the only one! Her preschool friend has one too! Then an even more horrible thing happens, the teacher mixes up the Knuffle bunnies and no one notices until it is too late.
  
  This story of mistaken identities is told against a black and white photographic backdrop of New York City, as is the original. The typical goofy Mo Willems illustrations blend nicely with these snatches of New York. The characters really seem live there even though they are stylistically so different.
  
  For parents the book has some nice humorous looks at the sorts of demands young children make and the sacrifices that parents are so often willing to make to keep their children happy. This book is one that can be enjoyed by children and parents together.
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  Kris

  Trixie is so excited to take her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to show all her friends at school. But when she gets there, she discovers that another girl has a Knuffle Bunny too! This leads to bad feelings, arguments over whether the "K" is silent, and finally, a teacher - instituted bunny timeout. After the girls get their bunnies back and go home, after they are (not so) sound asleep, they realize that they both have the wrong bunny! This leads to 2 am phone calls and a bunny transfer worthy of any spy novel.
  I like the art in these books, with a mixture of drawings and photographs of what I assume is New York. And, as always, Willems can show so much range of emotion in such simply drawn figures. I'm not as big a fan of these as I am of the Elephant and Piggy books and the Pigeon books, because the humor is different, but this was still a cute, fun book to read.
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  Ubah Khasimuddin

  Mo Willems is a genius! This is the second in the Knuffle Bunny series and it is as usual, too cute - Willems is able to combine a good story with engaging illustrations, so that my children are riveted. I find this formula is hard for most children's authors to get right (and I'm often having to edit books to keep stories interesting for the munchkins).
  In this story, Trixie, like all small children, brings her favorite toy to school. Alas for Trixie another little girl has the exact same Knuffle Bunny (though there is some argument as to how to pronounce the bunny's name), due to the fighting of the two girls, the teacher takes the bunnies away. Mishap ensues.
  Its a fun story that the children will like and parents can enjoy reading (and relating too).
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  Linda Lipko

  This 2008 Caldecott honor book is cute and uncomplicated. The artistry is a unique combination of wonderful crisp, clear photography with illustrations superimposed on the photograpy images.
  
  Trixie is excited to go to school with her new gift of a Knuffle bunny. Believing her bunny is the one and only, she is very disappointed to learn that another classmate also brought her one and only original Knuffle bunny.
  
  Fighting in class, both the girls and the Knuffle bunnies are separated. Lat at night, Trixie discovers that the bunnies were mixed. When her father finds and returns her bunny, each child realizes the bunnies are special to them, and that's the unique part.
  
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  Dolly

  A very cute sequel to Knuffle Bunny that involves a slightly older little girl, a trip to school (Pre-K) and a case of mistaken identity. Fun story that is illustrated in the same manner as the original.
  
  This book was selected as one of the books for the
  September 2017- Caldecott Honors 2008-2012 discussion at the
  Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
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  Peacegal

  2.5 stars -- Knuffle Bunny and Willems' inventive art style are back. I rated this one slightly higher than the original Bunny because the little girl can now speak. (I'm not a fan of the toddler goo-goo ga-ga even in print.)
  
  As with the original, Bunny Too is more of a knowing wink at the parents of young children than a straight-up kid story. And once again, this book made me breathe a sigh of relief that my life does not revolve around the misplacement of a child's toy bunny.
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  Krista the Krazy Kataloguer

  I didn't care for Knuffle Bunny at all, so I didn't expect to like this one. To my surprise, this was a cute story that I really enjoyed. I loved the illustrations, especially the expressions on people's faces. Great book!
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  Taija

  "Trixie's daddy tried to explain to her what 2:30 a.m. meant." 😂😂😂
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  April

  Of course she is excited to bring Knuffle Bunny to school! Sometimes it is fun to keep an item with you to entertain yourself and/or show off to others. It is interesting how differently we sometimes pronounce things compared to our peers, such as tomato tomato. I like how differences can bring us together, rather than only push us apart.
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  Karin

  Even better than the first one. So cleverly written so that parents can enjoy just as much as the kids. Wonderful ending.
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  Mehsi

  I saw this book in the library, it apparently reached the top 10 for best Picture Books this year. So I decided to read it.
  
  For one, it seems you don't need to know the first book (I found out this was book 2), so yeah for that!
  
  Now for the rest. I loved the illustrations, which were a combination of photographs and drawings. I have only seen it used in a few other picture books, so it is pretty creative/original. And it made the book come more alive to me, not only because of the photographs, but also because the drawings on those photograph jump out of the book because they stand out.
  
  The story, it was just beyond adorable. Poor little girl (who really can't stop talking btw, wow, she just kept on going and going and going), finding out that your one-of-a-kind bunny might not be so one-of-a-kind. It was kind of sad that they didn't notice anything was wrong until well, around 3 am in the night (loved how the dad tried to explain that to the girl). And then the trip through the night which set everything right and which made things even better. :) The day after was really fun, happy to see everyone like that. No fights, no arguments, just friendliness.
  
  I will be sure to see if I can find the other books too (let's hope so). Since I love this little series.
  
  I would recommend this to everyone. :)
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  Zina

  This is an adorable little book. Its about a little girl named Trixie and her stuffed bunny that she adores. She takes the bunny to school because she wants to show it off to all her friends, but when she gets there, another little girl has the same exact bunny as her, and she is not happy with that. So she decides to have some words with the other little girl who's name is Sonja, and the teacher takes both of there bunnies and puts them away. The teacher gives them back, the girls go home, later they go to bed and then Trixie wakes up in the middle of the night because she realizes this is not her bunny. She wakes her parents up and asks them to call Sonjas parents because she needs her bunny back. On the other side of town Sonja has noticed that the bunny she had is not her bunny as well. So the fathers of the girls meet up in the middle of the night to exchange bunnies, and all is well.