Little Rabbit Foo Foo

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A bunny rabbit named Little Bunny Foo Foo is harassing a population of field mice by scooping them up and bopping them on their heads. The rabbit is scolded and threatened by a fairy known as the "Good Fairy", who punishes the disobedient rabbit by transforming it into a " goon" or " goonie". In this book little rabbit Foo Foo goes around what 10 creatures on the head. This provides opportunities to discuss the feelings of both little rabbit foo foo and the characters he hurts. This could be a good opening to discuss the behaviours of children in the class and how their actions can affect others or make others feel. Give children paper and crayons to draw their own goonie. Talk about the drawing with them. What is it going to look like, what might it do? Play the story Children can act out the story as you read or recite it aloud – practice in pretending to bop animals on the head will be important first of all!

This book is a cheeky, fun short book which is simple to read. A naughty little rabbit called 'Rabbit Foo Foo' rides through the forest annoying all the other animals; from worms to tigers. He enjoys bopping them on the head with a mallet and rides away on his bike giggling at his antics. amandajlepper (April 14, 2014). "Books for the Easter Basket". Going on a Book Hunt . Retrieved 2016-03-03. Yeah, there's a giant bunny in that vineyard and 9 animals, vegetables and antlers you'll want to stop and see". Los Angeles Times. 2018-04-01 . Retrieved 2021-12-30.Age 0-5 years Little Rabbit Foo Foo enjoys nothing more than speeding through the forest and bopping any poor hapless creatures he comes across on the head. However, he is being watched by the Good Fairy who warns him that he will have three chances to change and if he doesn’t change she will turn him into a Goonie! This is a funny anarchic tale about a very naughty rabbit who meets his match. The illustrations add to the humour of the story. The rhythm and repetition of the chorus make this fun to join in with or even singalong to. Share the story Read aloud Little Bunny Foo Foo: Told and Sung by the Good Fairy by Paul Brett Johnson, Scholastic Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-439-37301-2

This is a great book for children under 7. The book is a great way of reinforcing appropriate behaviour for children. In Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl, Lenore plays as Little Bunny Foo Foo and gets told to stop bopping field mice on the head by the Good Fairy. She continues bopping other animals instead, and so the Good Fairy reappears and reprimands her by saying: "No bopping ANY animals on the head!" Lenore responds by bopping the fairy. The moral of the story was: "Be more specific". Bunny Foo Foo", a 35-foot statue of a leaping rabbit that is named for the poem, is installed at a winery in St. Helena, California. [10] Parody [ edit ] The first time I read it, I was horrified that Foo Foo ate the Good Fairy! I mean, she was basically rewarded through her "punishment." However, after I sat and stewed about what a terrible message this was for kids, I had to read it again.

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I had to read this a couple of times before I realized that Foo Foo was unjustly punished by the Good Fairy. And that's not a good thing. Little Bunny Foo Foo" is a children's poem and song. The poem consists of four-line sung verses separated by some spoken words. The verses are sung to the tune of the French-Canadian children's song " Alouette" (1879), which is melodically similar to " Down by the Station" (1948) and the " Itsy Bitsy Spider". [1] The person performing the song usually includes hand gestures, e.g. for "scooping" and "bopping". [1] Hannah Heller. "Sing Along Little Bunny Foo Foo". Speakaboos. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 . Retrieved 11 April 2017. This behavior is upsetting the Good Fairy who blames him for his actions and gives him three chances to change. As a punishment the little rabbit will be transformed into a goon. “Little Bunney Foo Foo” is a moral theme song, and it is sung accompanied by hand gestures. This was used in the English dub of Episode 2 of Pop Team Epic in place of the Japanese children's folk song "At a Quiet Lakeside" (しずかな湖畔の). [9]