The Bunny of All Bunnies

About the Book

The Bunny Of All Bunnies is a fairytale about a charitable little bunny rabbit who loves his friends, and the children in the village close by. He knows about the Easter and Spring season that brings so much joy to children. So he makes plans to be sure that the holiday and the season will be special for each child. This is manifested by creating beautiful Easter Baskets, and lollypops for them. Bunny even infl uences his friends Billy Beaver, Bluebird, and Sammie Squirrel to help him.

The setting is in the woods near the village, and the Chapel, where the children and their parents go to worship. The story opens with Bunny hiding in the bushes to watch the boys and the girls go into the Chapel, with their parents. Since he loves the children, and wants to make them smile, he starts to think about his outfit, and what he will wear for the occasion. But on the way to get this done, he finds little paint buckets, and decides to mix the colors, so that the eggs and the candy will look appealing to the children.

Bunny goes to a village henhouse to purchase some eggs for the occasion, and gets into trouble with the hens in the henhouse. He is able to leave with the eggs. He paints the eggs. His next job was to fi nd sap and sugar to make the lollypops.

After doing all this, including dressing himself, Bunny laid down under a tree to rest. His friends tried to awaken him, because they were afraid that it would get too dark to deliver gifts. Oh what a wonderful time the children have when they fi nd the baskets and the candy, near the Chapel. Near the end of the story Bunny is satisfied with his job, but he remembers that there is one more thing that he has forgotten to do. Finally, he remembers to wish everyone, “a happy Easter.”

About the Author

Alaine Thomas Bowman lives in Macon, Georgia with her husband Wiley; five children Kenneth, Michael, Richard, Damon, and Jennifer grandchildren Kenneth Jr., Erica, Morgan, Mckenzie, Julian Cameron, and a lovely daughter-in-law, Earlene Danae Carter. She studied literature and writing at Wesleyan College, and mercer University, where she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Early Childhood Education. Further study was done at Fort Valley State University, and the University of Georgia, for School Counselors training. The author and illustrator of many poems, and five children’s books, including, The Bunny Of All Bunnies, Car Number Five, The Gift Of Candy, My Teacher’s Name Game, and Fire Station Number Six. She is an Independent Contractor of Macon Telegraph/Knight Ridder, and delights in encouraging young children to read, to write, and to dream. She has taught first grade, and kindergarten for fifteen years. In 1992 she was features in Bill Boyd’s Column for her grade on Class writing, and illustrating their own book entitled,: “The Farm”. The book won four awards, Local, District, Regional, and State. That same year her grade one students won weekly math competitions thirteen times. Alaine and her family have traveled to the Magic Kingdom in Florida, four times. She is an active member at the Lizzie Chapel Baptist Church where Ronald G. Toney is pastor. Alaine is thankful to God for the opportunity and courage to write and to illustrate book for Early Childhood Learners. She dedicates this book to all of the professors, teachers, neighbors, and friends, who have inspired, urged, and encouraged her along the way. Wesleyan College: The late Joel Plum {Art For Teachers}, Earl Bargainnier {English 101}, Mary Hatfield {Speech}, Dr. Leah Strong {Children’s Literature} Dr. Jacob Quiambao {Religion} and Libby Bailey who teaches Art History. Mercer University: Dr. B. Neff Cain {Advanced General Language Arts} and the late Dr. Bobby Jones {Chair Of Education Department} Friends, and Neighbors: Nancy and Dr. Lonzy F. Edwards Anna and Eldries Colbert Kimberly, Brian Colbert, and sons Brian, and Devin Irish Brooks, and Alice and Thomas Parks The Director of Vineville Baptist Pre-School {Gemini Wood} Rogers Lloyd {Photography}