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A Hit from the Heart

October 15, 2012 Comments Off on A Hit from the Heart
Knuffle Bunny
Reviewed by Colin Douglas
When a play speaks from the heart it can’t help be a hit, and Emerald City Theatre’s latest children’s offering hits it out of the park. Mo Willems’ series of three picture books about a little girl and her stuffed animal (which include the original story, plus Knuffle Bunny Too and Knuffle Bunny Free) have become bookstore best sellers and perennial story time favorites. Willems dramatized his first book with music composed by Michael Silversher. The result is a sweetly sincere story about the relationship between 16-month-old Trixie, her mom and

(particularly) her dad and a floppy stuffed rabbit called Knuffle Bunny.

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