The Bunny Who Came to Breakfast
Rachael Davis and Mike Byrne
Scholastic

This unlikely tale is narrated by a small boy who, while relaxing with a book, suddenly hears a thump, thumping at the door. Young listeners will likely guess the thumper from the clues in Mike Byrne’s first illustration without needing to turn the page on which further clues in vignette form are offered. The visitor is of course the titular Bunny looking totally cute with a twinkle in her eye, a basket in her paws and one suspects, a rumbly tum. The boy and his grandad invite Bunny to sit at their table, and to say that she has a rather large appetite is a huge understatement. Having consumed slices of bread spread – thickly no doubt – with sweet confectionary items, followed by a whole bunch of carrots as well as goodness knows how many eggs served up in various ways, said Bunny then spies through the window, a trampoline. Claiming to be an expert, out she dashes and proceeds to demonstrate her skills. How she doesn’t throw up is anyone’s guess but having smelled something irresistible, she heads for the chicken coop.

Did I mention a basket? It’s soon full to the brim and rather than saying thanks and cheerio, the visitor proceeds to go back indoors and there Grandad mixes up and presents an enormous stack of further treats. She shares these with her young host but despite declaring herself ‘stuffed’, Bunny hasn’t quite sated her appetite. Only after consuming another of Grandad’s culinary delights, does she announce it’s time to leave, followed can you believe, by another request.
It’s the hosts though who have the final word as they bid their chaos creating visitor farewell.

With a nod to Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came To Tea, this delightfully silly saga delivered through Rachael Davis’ bouncy rhyming text and Mike Byrne’s mouth-watering scenes will have young listeners, in Bunny fashion, calling for more.