Small Bunny is a happy bunny who loves Blue Blanket.
After Mommy decides both Small Bunny and Blue Blanket both need baths, Small
Bunny struggles to recognize his precious Blue Blanket all clean and new.
Feeney’s first foray as author/illustrator provides a poignant look at a
child’s relationship with a special object and the fear and concern when that
object’s perfection is threatened. Simple and clever artwork begins before the
title page as Small Bunny quietly paints on an easel with Blue Blanket by his side
and carries throughout the story in gorgeous lush blue
tones with texture and fluidity. The words appear in the same textured blue and
the placement of some echoes Small Bunny and Blue Blanket’s movements through their
adventures.
Humor at just the right moments helps to alleviate Small Bunny’s
(and perhaps small readers’) anxiety as Mommy’s “Don’t worry…it will only take
a minute” is followed on the next page with “It actually took 107,” with Small
Bunny watching the washing machine minutes tick down on a tiled-art page.
Rather than bemoan the newness of Blue Blanket, Small Bunny shows perseverance
and “after plenty of swinging, painting, reading, and playing” all is well
again. “Perfect,” actually.
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