A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.

The Runaway Bunny

HBO Max animated special premieres March 25, 2021! The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, beloved children’s book author of Goodnight Moon, is now available for the first time as an ebook! “If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.” A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its reassuring words and loving pictures.

Excerpt: "The Runaway Rabbit sat on the doorstep of his own little house, saying, "By my cottontail, it is time for me to run away!" He took out his little brown traveling bag and packed it full. He was in such a hurry to run away that he did not even stop to clear off his breakfast table. He did not even stop to wind his clock or lock his front door! Hippety-hop, lippety-lop, he went down the path, carrying his little brown traveling bag."

A new title in the amazing Essential Picture Book Classics list from HarperCollins. This book is packed with beautiful images and reassuring words as a mother bunny tells her baby bunny how much she loves him.

The Runaway Bunny (Read Aloud) (Essential Picture Book Classics)

Celebrate 75 years of The Runaway Bunny with this brand-new padded board book edition—perfect for babies and toddlers! “If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.” A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its reassuring words and loving pictures. With a soft, padded cover, rounded edges, and sturdy board book pages, this edition is perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers.

The Runaway Bunny Padded Board Book

Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. But no matter how or where he decided to go, his mother was always there—for she loved her little bunny very much.

The Runaway Bunny Big Book

The Runaway Bunny Book and Tape

Clement Hurd redrew some of his pictures for this new edition of the profoundly comforting story of a bunny’s imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time.

The Runaway Bunny Board Book

A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him. On board pages.

Runaway Bunny Board Book and Doll

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