Knuffle Bunny
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale is a children's picture book by Mo Willems. Released by Hyperion Books in 2004, an illustrated version of the book won the 2005 Caldecott Honor. The story also spawned an animated short, which won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video in 2007. In August 2007, the sequel, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity was published. The sequel follows the main character, Trixie, from the original Knuffle Bunny, three years later. Finally, in September 2010, Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion was released, completing the trilogy. The final instalment features an epilogue in which Willems sends a poignant message to his real daughter Trixie, wishing her well in her future as an adult.A 'Knuffle Bunny' plush has been released by the Yottoy Productions Inc.
This book was also adaped into a musical, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, by Willems, Michael Silversher, and Deborah Wicks La Puma. It toured with the Kennedy Center to cities all across the United States.
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