The Bear, the Book, and the Blanket

In Peacock and Adamson’s systematic story, a fluffle of blue bunnies comically assist with a baby’s pre-bed routine, working to locate “Bear, Book, and Blanket.” First tasked with finding Bear, the googly eyed rabbits (clad in a variety of outfits and accessories, and introduced in front matter with different “B” names) produce a pile of stuffie possibilities, while Bobbie bunny is called out for withholding Baby’s favorite bear. Locating Book requires an enthusiastic turn through the stacks, and when Blanket is discovered to have been newly laundered, the clever crew “hug it, and tug it” so it will “smell of cuddles, just the way Baby likes.” After one additional step, the brown-skinned infant at last shuts their eyes, leaving the hares to benefit from their own tuck-in cycle. With colored pencil styling, bright unlined art gives the bunnies personable characteristics such that any reader might wish for similar bedtime assistants. Ages 2–5. (Nov.)