Pat the Bunny

PattheBunnyisapartofchildhood,assoothingascocoaandanimalcrackers.DorothyKunhardt'sinteractivebookforbabiesandtoddlerswasoneofthefirstofitskindwhenitwaspublishedin1940,andithassincesoldoversixmillioncopies.Wepatthesoftfurofthebunny,playpeek-a-boo,lookinthemirror,andthendoitalloveragain.(Andagainandagainandagain.)AfteryouPattheBunnywithyourbaby,whynotPattheCatandPattheDog?ThesetwosequelswerewrittenbyEdithKunhardt,thedaughteroftheauthoroftheoriginalbook.Bothusethesametried-and-truePattheBunnyformat:sturdycardboardpageswitheightactivitiesthatweeonescanexplore,fromsniffingsomebrownies,tosqueakingateddybear,tounfasteningGrandma'stennisshoe.Thesimplelinedrawingsandpastelcolorsdon'tdomuchforadults,butsomehowtheyarejustrightforbabies.Thisboxedsetisafinechoiceforababygiftorfirstbirthdaypresent,andalifesaveronalongcartrip.