I Am Not the Easter Bunny
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
A hilariously clever picture book about a regular garden-variety bunny who, despite the evidence, says he is definitely NOT the Easter Bunny.
Everyone, look! It's the Easter Bunny!
He says he’s just a regular ol’ fluffy white bunny, but he’s got a vest and a bow tie, and a big basket full of painted eggs and candy! He MUST be the Easter Bunny! Right?
Step inside and find out for yourself! Is this the REAL Easter Bunny?
Creators
T. L. McBeth was born in Findlay, Ohio. As a child, he grew up reading Dr. Seuss and H. A. & Margret Rey (although he mainly looked at the pictures). He studied illustration in college where he developed a love for expressive and minimal characters. In 2015, he moved to New York City to pursue an illustration career and he is currently lucky enough to illustrate picture books full time. He now lives in Bloomington, Indiana and enjoys working from his small home studio in the middle of nowhere.
When he does leave the house, he likes to watch the dogs in the neighbourhood dog park and visit bookstores for inspiration. He is the illustrator of Stegothesaurus, Triceratopposite, Ogilvy, Ducks! and the Big Words Small Stories series, and the author/illustrator of Robot in Love and the Randy, the Badly Drawn Horse series. T. L. was previously an artist-in-residence at Wetherby-Pembridge School New York. His work has been featured by Macmillan, Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Threadless, McDonald's, TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, the Society of Illustrators and is part of the permanent collection of the Mazza Museum.
Reviews
Freshen up Easter book collections with this engaging and fun title.
School Library Journal
Reminiscent of Mo Willems’ Pigeon and Elephant & Piggie books . . . Little readers will enjoy being in on the joke (this is clearly the Easter Bunny) and the playful back and forth. The book lends itself well to a lap-sit read-aloud; adult readers will enjoy adopting different voices for the narrator and the bunny. The cartoonish illustrations and cheeky dialogue give this tale plenty of personality and zest. A story starring a funny and argumentative bunny that makes for a read-aloud gigglefest.
Kirkus reviews
McBeth’s holiday book is a fun, dialogue-rich investigation into the life of one wide-eyed, innocent-looking bunny who has an answer for everything and wishes to keep his identity a secret. Text is arranged so that questions and comments the bunny receives are in one font, while the bunny’s answers and comments are in yellow speech bubbles; readers can easily distinguish between the two. The layout makes this a fun book for a parent or caregiver to read with a child, or for a pair of older kids to act out the story. McBeth’s minimalistic, black-lined illustrations, which show plenty of emotion and expression, are a perfect balance to the smart dialogue.
School Library Journal
