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 It's December 24th, and the Dumb Bunnies are celebrating Easter in their own ridiculous way. Join the festive merriment, as they cut down an Easter tree (from their neighbor's front yard), hang valentines, sing carols ("Jingle Eggs", "The Little Drummer Turkey", and "I'll be Home for President's Day"), and wait for the Easter Bunny to drop eggs down their chimney. A fun book for ANY holiday! Full color.
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 | "I love holidays! The only thing that's more fun than holidays is making fun of holidays! So I decided to make a book where the Dumb Bunnies took my favorite holiday traditions and turned them all upside-down." — Dav Pilkey |
Although this book is the Dumb Bunnies' best-selling title, it has sparked some controversy. It seems that a few grown-ups were not amused by the abundant silliness of this book, and some have even tried (unsuccessfully) to get the book banned!
| "I'll never understand why some grown-ups dislike the Dumb Bunnies so much. These characters are very loving and affectionate with one another (they're almost always holding hands or hugging). They're also very supportive of each other, and Momma and Poppa Bunny are endlessly proud of their child. Wouldn't it be nice if every family was like that?" — Dav Pilkey |
Dav Pilkey believes that "dumbness" is a universal equalizer.
| "The only thing that all human beings have in common is our endless capacity for doing dumb stuff. 'Dumbness' evens the playing field of humanity. I think it's much better to learn to laugh at our own dumb mistakes than to 'beat ourselves up' over them." — Dav Pilkey |
While some "grown-ups" may not agree with Dav's theory, he's had no complaints from children.
| "It takes brains, and a slightly twisted sense of humor (another sign of intelligence) to get the humor in these books. That's why kids like The Dumb Bunnies so much. Kids are smart" — Dav Pilkey |
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 The line "...and Baby Bunny cut the cheese!" was at first deemed "too naughty" for a children's picturebook (you should have seen the first illustration that Dav made for that line!). Scholastic wanted the line to be dropped completely, but Dav and Sue Denim fought hard for it to stay.
Then Dav's editor, Kevin Lewis, suggested a more literal translation of the text, and the "lawnmower gag" was born. This compromise made everybody happy (well, almost everybody).
To create these books, Dav collaborated with Sue Denim (a rising star among authors who write dumb stories). Sue is reclusive, shy and awkward. Because of this strange combination of qualities, we can guarantee that you will never find any public information about Sue anywhere except for what we publish here. Meet Sue Denim
• Click here if you can keep a secret!
• Click here if you are a blabbermouth!
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