Betty Bunny wants everything
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Contributors
Jorisch, Stéphane, Illustrator
Series
Published
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Status
Columbia Pike - Kids Picture Books
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Preschooler Betty Bunny is back and testing her limits. Luckily, she is a loveable handful nobunny can resist.  This hardcover picture book in the Betty Bunny series is by author Michael B. Kaplan, creator of Disney’s T.V. series Dog with a Blog. Betty Bunny doesn’t know why she can only buy one toy in the toy store when she wants them all. Her family tells Betty Bunny she can’t have everything she wants and come up with a lesson to teach her the value of money and spending limits. But the precocious bunny comes up with a hilarious loophole. Betty Bunny’s preschool perspective and negotiating skills will leave you in stitches.

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Book
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780803734081 , 0803734085

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Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review

Betty Bunny (Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake, 2011) is back, and despite being told that she can have only one toy at the toy store, she loads up the shopping cart. But when she refuses to part with such treasures as the Slide - N'Splash Inflatable Pool, there's a tantrum, followed by a swift exit to the car. Her parents come up with a solution give Betty Bunny a finite amount of money to spend but she's not giving up that easily. Toddlers and parents of toddlers will surely relate to this hilarious handful of a rabbit girl.--Kelley, Ann Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Toys can be just as irresistible as chocolate cake, Betty Bunny discovers in her second outing. While at the mall, her siblings agreeably pick out one toy each, while Betty fills the cart. "[M]aybe you don't understand. You can't have all these toys," says Betty's mother. "Maybe you don't understand," Betty replies. "I want all these toys." Leaving the store without any toys, Betty has a meltdown, but her parents come up with a plan that could become a teaching moment-maybe. Laugh-out-loud writing and spot-on characterizations convey a distinctive family with very relatable dilemmas. Ages 3-5. Agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Illustrator's agent: Wanda Nowak Creative Illustrators Agency. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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School Library Journal Review

PreS-K-In Betty Bunny's return appearance, the enthusiastic rabbit and her siblings are told that they can each choose one toy in the toy store. Betty Bunny selects a small stuffed bunny that looks a lot like her. But then she starts filling the cart. When her mother reminds her of the one-item rule, Betty replies, "Maybe you don't understand.I want all these toys." Unable to get her way, Betty throws a full-blown tantrum as her mother picks her up and leaves the store. At home, she tries to convince her father that the tears are because she has the meanest mommy in the world. Her parents have a plan. They take her back to the store and give her some cash to spend as she wants, hoping she will come to an understanding about the value of money. Betty gets the small stuffed bunny she initially chose, and her mother and father assume she has learned a lesson-until the youngster fills the cart again with toys, saying that the stuffed bunny wants them. The mostly watercolor illustrations are colorful and expressive, and the characters' contemporary clothing is quite funny. There is humor in the reactions and dialogue of Betty's three older siblings as they witness this drama. There is a lesson here about money and what it can do. Readers will probably learn it, but Betty Bunny clearly has not.-Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Horn Book Review

When Betty Bunny's mother says she can have one new toy, Betty fills an entire shopping cart: "But I want everything I want." Children will relate to Betty's desire to have it all; parents may cringe at her bratty scheme to get her way, but youngsters won't. Energetic ink and watercolor illustrations add comical details to Betty's over-the-top shopping trip. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake, 2011). This time Betty's focused on choosing a toy at the store, but with so many choices, what's a bunny to do? Betty and her siblings are told that they can each select just one toy, and Betty at first chooses a little bunny doll. Then she quickly fills up an entire shopping cart with a towering stack of hilariously named toys, such as a Captain Gizmo Detective Kit. Her spree leads to a meltdown and a tearful trip home sans toy, but her understanding parents and siblings work with Betty to help her make an appropriate choice with her money on a return trip to the store. Kaplan's perfectly paced text captures a young child's intense emotions and limited reasoning, and the patient parents and slightly snide older brothers are real characters, as is the irrepressible Betty. Charming, large-scale illustrations in watercolor and ink are filled with details of toys and clothing, with understated colors and white backgrounds creating a fresh, contemporary air. We don't know everything about Betty Bunny yet, and her new BFF, the bunny doll she names Little Betty, might turn out to be a handful, too. More, please. (Picture book. 3-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Booklist Reviews

Betty Bunny (Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake, 2011) is back, and despite being told that she can have only one toy at the toy store, she loads up the shopping cart. But when she refuses to part with such treasures as the Slide ‘N'Splash Inflatable Pool, there's a tantrum, followed by a swift exit to the car. Her parents come up with a solution—give Betty Bunny a finite amount of money to spend—but she's not giving up that easily. Toddlers and parents of toddlers will surely relate to this hilarious handful of a rabbit girl. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Toys can be just as irresistible as chocolate cake, Betty Bunny discovers in her second outing. While at the mall, her siblings agreeably pick out one toy each, while Betty fills the cart. "aybe you don't understand. You can't have all these toys," says Betty's mother. "Maybe you don't understand," Betty replies. "I want all these toys." Leaving the store without any toys, Betty has a meltdown, but her parents come up with a plan that could become a teaching moment—maybe. Laugh-out-loud writing and spot-on characterizations convey a distinctive family with very relatable dilemmas. Ages 3–5. Agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Illustrator's agent: Wanda Nowak Creative Illustrators Agency. (Feb.)

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School Library Journal Reviews

PreS-K—In Betty Bunny's return appearance, the enthusiastic rabbit and her siblings are told that they can each choose one toy in the toy store. Betty Bunny selects a small stuffed bunny that looks a lot like her. But then she starts filling the cart. When her mother reminds her of the one-item rule, Betty replies, "Maybe you don't understand…I want all these toys." Unable to get her way, Betty throws a full-blown tantrum as her mother picks her up and leaves the store. At home, she tries to convince her father that the tears are because she has the meanest mommy in the world. Her parents have a plan. They take her back to the store and give her some cash to spend as she wants, hoping she will come to an understanding about the value of money. Betty gets the small stuffed bunny she initially chose, and her mother and father assume she has learned a lesson—until the youngster fills the cart again with toys, saying that the stuffed bunny wants them. The mostly watercolor illustrations are colorful and expressive, and the characters' contemporary clothing is quite funny. There is humor in the reactions and dialogue of Betty's three older siblings as they witness this drama. There is a lesson here about money and what it can do. Readers will probably learn it, but Betty Bunny clearly has not.—Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kaplan, M. B., & Jorisch, S. (2012). Betty Bunny wants everything . Dial Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kaplan, Michael B and Stéphane, Jorisch. 2012. Betty Bunny Wants Everything. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kaplan, Michael B and Stéphane, Jorisch. Betty Bunny Wants Everything New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kaplan, M. B. and Jorisch, S. (2012). Betty bunny wants everything. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kaplan, Michael B., and Stéphane Jorisch. Betty Bunny Wants Everything Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.

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