Too Many Bunnies by Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola wrote & illustrated more than 260 books! He won many awards for his contributions to chidlren's literature. Among those awards are the Caldecott Honor book for Strega Nona (best pictures) in 1976; and in 2000 he won the Newbury Award for 26 Fairmount Avenue.
While listening to Too Many Bunnies, I would like you to think if there really are too many bunnies in the Hopkin's family of bunnies? Do all the bunnies follow the directions given by Mom and Dad Hopkins? Or do they get everything out of order?
There are many baby bunnies in the Hopkin's family. Let's go over some of the vocabulary words that will help you while listening to the story.
Single - One Bunny
Twins - Two Bunnies
Triples - Three Bunnies
Quadruplets - Four Bunnies
Quintuplets - Five Bunnies
How many baby bunnies are there in all?? You can add them all up. The answer is...
When you are done listening to the story, draw a picture of your favorite part of the story.
Miss seeing you! Have a great week. Ms. Jordan