Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems
★ Top 25 book of 2004 · #20 on Best Books of 2004
During a trip to the laundromat, little Trixie realizes something precious is missing. Too young to talk, she struggles to make her father understand what has gone wrong.
Best for: Parents sharing a funny, relatable picture book with toddlers and young children
Knuffle Bunny is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2004, out of 48 2004 books that cleared our data bar.
What Knuffle Bunny is about
Trixie is too young to talk, which becomes a real problem on a trip to the laundromat with her father. Trixie's beloved stuffed rabbit, Knuffle Bunny, gets left behind at the laundromat, and because she cannot talk yet, Trixie cannot tell her father why she is upset. Mo Willems, who wrote and illustrated this 2004 picture book, turns that familiar toddler frustration into a warm and funny story about a child and a parent trying to understand each other. Trixie is named after his own daughter, and knuffle comes from the Dutch word knuffel. The book earned a 2005 Caldecott Honor and led to an animated short, a musical play and two sequels. It is a good pick for parents and small children who know how much a favourite toy can matter.
Knuffle Bunny on the Best Books of 2004
Knuffle Bunny came out in 2004. Of the 48 books first published in 2004 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #20 on our Best Books of 2004 list.
Why it made the list: 243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2004 list
- The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Robert Kirkman, #18
- Collapse Jared Diamond, #19
- Going Postal Terry Pratchett, #21
- The Gruffalo's Child Julia Donaldson, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 218 want to read it, 7 are reading it now and 18 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 12 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 58 | 55% |
| Reader love | 63 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 27 | 20% |
Questions about Knuffle Bunny
When was Knuffle Bunny published?
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems was first published in 2004.
Was Knuffle Bunny one of the best books of 2004?
Knuffle Bunny is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2004, out of 48 2004 books that cleared our data bar. 243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings).
Why is Knuffle Bunny on the Best Books of 2004 list?
243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings).
More of the best books of 2004
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter Jeffry P. Lindsay, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- The Ruins of Gorlan John Flanagan, #3
- Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, #4
- Blink Malcolm Gladwell, #5
- She Comes First Ian Kerner, #6
See the full Best Books of 2004, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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