The Runaway Bunny

The Runaway Bunny
AuthorMargaret Wise Brown
IllustratorClement Hurd
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherHarper
Publication date
1942
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages48
ISBN978-0-06-077582-7
OCLC314185

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]

  1. ^ Brown, Margaret Wise and Clement Hurd. Over the Moon: A Collection of First Books (HarperCollins, 2006).
  2. ^ "Trailer: HBO Max Brings Kids' Classic 'Runaway Bunny' to Life March 25". 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ Schatz, Amy (2021-03-25), The Runaway Bunny (Animation, Short), Mariah Carey, Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley, Home Box Office (HBO), retrieved 2024-07-13