‘Knuffle Bunny Across America’ will stream on YouTube.Photo:Hidden Pigeon Company and Brenna Landrum
Hidden Pigeon Company and Brenna Landrum
Each episode opens with a kid finding a package at their door, which contains a Knuffle Bunny toy. The stuffed rabbit then accompanies the child throughout their day-to-day life, from going to school to their nighttime routine.
The episodes then end with the kid packing up Knuffle Bunny to send on to the next location. The YouTube series will feature a variety of places and stories, including a kid in Queens, New York who rides the subway, to a kid who lives on a Kansas Farm.Knuffle Bunny Across Americawill not only let the series' featured kids share their stories but “gives permission for all kids to start to tell and share their own story."
‘Knuffle Bunny Across America’ aims to “give permission for all kids to start to tell and share their own story.".Hidden Pigeon Company and Brenna Landrum
Knuffle Bunny was first featured in Willems’s 2004 children’s bookKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, which features a protagonist named afterthe author’s child. The book won the 2005 Caldecott Honor, and has been expanded into two sequels: 2007’sKnuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identityand 2010’sKnuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Knuffle Bunny has also been adapted into a stage musical, titledKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, as well as an animated short film.Knuffle Bunny Across Americawill start streaming on YouTube on April 7.
source: people.com
