Nubby
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A beloved but overworked toy strikes out on his own to find glory—only to find that the best rewards were at home all along in this sweet and funny picture book that is perfect for fans of Toy Story and Knuffle Bunny.
Nubby the stuffed rabbit is his owner’s favorite toy, but you wouldn’t know it from the way he’s treated. He’s been dropped, dragged, and even used as a nose wipe. He decides to strike out for a fresh start, and his adventure takes him across the realm—or at least around the cul-de-sac—in search of treasure, fame, and glory. But these rewards aren't as sweet as Nubby hoped they'd be. What's missing?
As Nubby travels through the neighborhood, his owner's family begins to search for him. Nubby's journey might not have taken him far, but it does teach him one thing: no amount of glory could replace the love of his owner.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When readers first meet Nubby, a blue rabbit stuffy, he's the unhappy center of a tug-of-war between two white-presenting kids. A parent restores Nubby to his loving owner, but having been literally stretched to the limit, the rabbit decides he is "done." He soon runs away, relying on a dog to move him about. But freedom—and hopes of friends, fame, and fortune—aren't what he thinks they will be. Real rabbits ignore him, getting pulled out of a hat in a backyard magic show offers only fleeting glamour, and "fortunes can be lost as easily as they can be found." By the time Nubby is retrieved from a dirt pile where the dog has dropped him in favor of a buried bone, Nubby knows where he belongs: "playing with his boy." Messaging from Richards (Once upon a Goat) veers into well-trod Velveteen Rabbit territory ("It had been messy and loud and unruly. But it had also been close, and unspoken, and... real"), but Nubby's reminiscences make the bunny's self-important crankiness both funny and relatable. Digitized watercolor and pencil drawings by McCloskey (Little Red and the Big Bad Editor), a breezy counterpoint to the story's explanatory feel, keep the action moving at a fast clip. Ages 3–7. Author's agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary. Illustrator's agent: Erica Rand Silverman, Stimola Literary.
