Bunny Loves Beans

Jane Whittingham is a librarian from Burnaby, British Columbia, and earned her Masters of Library and Information Sciences at UBC with an emphasis on children's librarianship and literature. Much like the adventurous main characters in her fiction picture books, Wild One, A Good Day for Ducks, and Queenie Quail Can’t Keep Up, Jane loves to explore. And much like the children photographed in her nonfiction picture books Animals Move (a CLEL Bell Picture Book Award finalist) and Bear Has a Belly (a Texas 2 x 2 List Selection), she loves a lively story time!

Praise for Bunny Loves BeansToronto Public Library First and Best 2024 Selection Betsy Bird’s Best Board Books of 2024 Selection CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens 2024 ★ Starred Selection 49th Shelf Spring 2024 “Most Anticipated Books for Young Readers” Selection“A lip-smacking exploration of foods and colors. What’s not to love? Adorable kids and cuddly animals eat their favorite, super-healthy foods—and teach readers about colors along the way. What role modeling! What savory, crunchy deliciousness! What yummy learning opportunities!...A treat for eyes and palates. Kids will want to return to this and eat healthy, too.”—Kirkus Reviews“Wittingham’s rhyming verse falls into an easy, enjoyable, and repetitive reading pattern that lends itself to an interactive story hour....A diverse group of children next to a variety of animals all enjoying vibrant fruits and vegetables illustrates how humans and animals eat many of the same foods; simultaneously, the pages introduce colors and wholesome eating. A playful concept book that will have toddlers and preschoolers reaching for fruits and vegetables.”—School Library Journal “Uber-cutie....shows how animals and young children enjoy the same food. So come for the sweet little fluffy things. Stay for the healthy eating messaging.”—Fuse 8, School Library Journal “Beautifully illustrated with fully color photographs and a simply charmingly rhythmic text pairing an animal with a child, Bunny Loves Beans is a unique, original, and exceptional addition to family, daycare center, preschool, and community library.”—Midwest Book Review“The sturdy construction of the book is a winner for repeated reads and rough love….I highly recommend this book that encourages eating a rainbow of colors with the side benefits of working on color recognition, animals, and food identification.”—YA Books Central “Not only do the text and the lovely photos introduce a wide variety of animals, it also focuses on healthy, natural foods as well as colours. A fun book to read aloud and share many times over. Follow it up with healthy snacks mentioned in the book.”—The International Educator “ is another sweet title for our youngest readers…this time featuring animals and the colourful food they enjoy….The attractive images and catchy text are certain to pique the interest of even the most discerning eaters among us.”—CM Magazine “The bright colors and the rhythmic text will capture the attention of preschoolers. This book can be shared effectively with an individual child or in a small group setting.”—CLCD – Children’s Literature “Bunny Loves Beans is a great introduction to colours and foods and...show[s] children that they are connected to other animals who also partake in...healthy foods.”—CanLit for LittleCanadians