Bunny and Clyde on the Lam
They couldn’t be outlaws when they tried, but now they’re being framed as fall guys? Judy Moody creator Megan McDonald and illustrator Scott Nash bring back the lovable pair for a comedy full of mischief, magic tricks, and misperceptions.
Thornton’s shiny new coin has vanished into thin air! Did someone steal it? All eyes fall on Bunny and Clyde, two bad bunnies at the scene of the crime. But wait! They’re not bad bunnies. For one thing, Clyde is a chipmunk. For another thing, every time they’ve tried to be bad, they somehow came out looking as good as gold. Now, when they really are I-N-N-O-C-E-N-T, everyone decides they’re guilty? In a tight spot like this, there is only one thing for a declared pair of outlaws to do.
“RUN!” says Bunny.
“RUN!” says Clyde.
They’re on the lam! Will the fugitives be able to outrun the possum posse and shake their bum rap? Buckle up for another wild and wicked ride with Bunny and Clyde!
Creators
Megan McDonald is the author of the popular Judy Moody and Stink series for older readers and the Judy Moody and Friends series for beginning readers. She has also written many other chapter books and picture books for children, including two books in the Fairy Door Diaries early chapter-book series. Megan McDonald lives in California.
Scott Nash is the creator of the illustrated middle-grade novel The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate and the early reader Tuff Fluff and is the illustrator of many other children’s books. In 2016, he and Nancy Gibson-Nash founded Illustration Institute. Scott Nash lives on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine.
Reviews
Bunny and Clyde are utterly earnest and guileless, completely and hilariously at odds with their friends’ conception of them. Clever wordplay abounds, along with comforting references to reading and libraries. High-spirited frolics carry this whimsical tale to an upbeat conclusion.
Kirkus Reviews
Nash’s humorous digital black-and-white illustrations deftly chronicle their narrow escapes. . . . McDonald effectively builds suspense throughout and fills her lively text with clever puns and wordplay. Those readers transitioning to longer chapter books will appreciate the easy-to-read sentences, large font, and welcoming amount of white space. . . . Young readers will wish for another installment, “honest to Peter Rabbit!”
The Horn Book
MacDonald makes the most of the elevated drama that unfolds from a simple misunderstanding transformed by children’s rich imaginations. The non-existent stakes feel high as the friends race around town, their escapades captured in Nash’s fiendishly adorable illustrations. The larger font and wide line spacing will make this a comfortable reading experience for those kicking off their training wheels and lighting out on their own.
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