Here Is Big Bunny

Henry (Cat Got a Lot) offers a light urban mystery as readers catch glimpses of an enormous white rabbit appearing throughout a bustling town. An understated, repetitious text gives children the chance to display their reading skills, as well as their ability to piece together picture clues. “Here is a foot,” writes Henry as cats, dogs, and other animals cluster around Picasso-like paintings and Calder-esque mobiles in a museum, a giant white paw visible through the building’s glass windows. “Here is a tail,” he continues (it’s tucked behind some tall trees in a city park, where citizens stroll, sit, and read the paper). None of the animals seems alarmed by the presence of this Godzilla-size bunny—construction workers and library visitors who spot the rabbit’s face look downright tickled—which is in itself something of a clue. Each page delivers plenty to pore over, inviting kids to make up their own stories-within-the-story, and the revelation of the bunny’s identity (a parade is involved) should elicit some larger-than-life chuckles. Ages 4–8. (Feb.)