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| Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
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| Illustrator | Clement Hurd |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Harper |
Publication date | 1942 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-077582-7 |
| OCLC | 314185 |
The Runaway Bunny is a 1942 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. The plot deals with a small rabbit, who wants to run away. His mother, however, tells him that "if you run away, I will run after you."
This book is the first in Brown and Hurd's "classic series," which also includes Goodnight Moon and My World. The picture of a cow jumping over the Moon, which features prominently in Goodnight Moon, first appeared in The Runaway Bunny. A copy of The Runaway Bunny appears in Goodnight Moon, as does the illustration of the mother fishing for the bunny child. The three books have been published together as a collection titled Over the Moon.[1]
An animated special based on the book was released on HBO Max on March 25, 2021. The special is narrated by Tracee Ellis Ross.[2][3]
- ^ Brown, Margaret Wise and Clement Hurd. Over the Moon: A Collection of First Books (HarperCollins, 2006).
- ^ "Trailer: HBO Max Brings Kids' Classic 'Runaway Bunny' to Life March 25". 5 March 2021.
- ^ Schatz, Amy (2021-03-25), The Runaway Bunny (Animation, Short), Mariah Carey, Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley, Home Box Office (HBO), retrieved 2024-07-13