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Title details for Superbuns! by Diane Kredensor - Available

Superbuns!

Kindness Is Her Superpower

by Diane Kredensor
Diane Kredensor
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For fans of Fred Rogers in Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Be Kind, a little bunny, who dreams of being a superhero, proves to her know-it-all older sister that kindness really is a superpower in this "infectiously joyful" picture book (Booklist).
Some superheroes can leap tall buildings in a single bound, some can crawl up a wall, some grow wolf-sharp claws, and some have superhuman speed. And Superbuns? Her superpower is being kind. Super kind. She can't help but be kind: watering a neighbor's daisies; helping a friend cross the street; feeding a hungry goldfish.

Superbuns's older sister Blossom is a super know-it-all who doesn't believe kindness is a superpower. Not one bit. And all this kindness is slowing them down on their way to Grammy's house, where a yummy carrot cobbler awaits. But the sisters are being followed by a little fox, and when Blossom learns the fox is not after their cobbler but is lost, she discovers kindness really is a superpower after all.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Superbuns!

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    July 2, 2019

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781481490696
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.5
    • Lexile® Measure: 530
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      April 1, 2019
      Rabbit sisters quibble over the utility of compassion. The question of taxonomy is at the heart of this picture book. Clad in cape and leotard, Superbuns (nee Buns) is compelled to perform random acts of kindness, and she seems convinced that her "listening ears," "huge heart," and "big caring eyes" count as superpowers. Her know-it-all big sister, Blossom, a bespectacled cynic, is familiar with more-traditional abilities such as strength and speed, arguing that "Kind is kind, but it's not a superpower!" The climax results from another disagreement of category when, en route to Grammy's, Superbuns holds the door for a young fox, saying, "I noticed that you've been following us all day." Blossom panics, rightfully informing her sister that foxes are known to eat rabbits, but the caring pseudo-hero understands that in this world of anthropomorphized animals, the fox is in need of protection. Blossom is won over by the big-eyed predator's predicament and the opportunity to show off her knowledge of geography, ultimately conceding that "maybe being kind was kind of...super." The goofy, buck-toothed rabbits, set against an anodyne version of New York City, are cute, and there is a fizzy graphic-novel vibe to the illustrations, but the overall story comes across as cloying and contrived. Kids who identify with Superbuns will feel validated; less so the Blossoms in the audience. A teaching text for those whose taste runs to the saccharine. (Picture book. 4-8)

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.5
  • Lexile® Measure:530
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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