![]() For you are my little bunny.' A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. ![]() ![]() 'If you run away,' said his mother, 'I will run after you. According to Read Geek, legendary editor Ursula Nordstrom suggested a rewrite of the ending to Brown, who later added the final line: "' Have a carrot,' said the mother bunny." Can you imagine the story without this ending? It perfectly wraps up the story and brings it back to reality with a little common sense from mom. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, beloved childrens book author of Goodnight Moon. ![]() The original ending of The Runaway Bunny was a little different from the story as it stands today. But The Runaway Bunny's editor also had a huge impact on the book's final outcome. And illustrator Clement Hurd also provided the art for Goodnight Moon, as well as other children's works such as The World is Round (written by Gertrude Stein). Margaret Wise Brown also wrote Goodnight Moon and My World her name is forever synonymous with children's literature. (HarperCollins, 2017) This clothbound 75th anniversary edition of The Runaway Bunny includes the original picture book followed by a 32-page retrospective. So the author and illustrator of The Runaway Bunny are both pretty well known. In PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY, the lovable rogue is back. But even if you've read the story a thousand times, there's probably one thing you never knew about The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd. ![]() This sweet story of a little bunny who daydreams about running away and turning into a fish, bird, and sailboat, among other things, has long been a favorite of readers everywhere. Generations of children have settled down for bed time with a lovely reading of The Runaway Bunny. ![]()
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