Author: Claudette
Melanson
Butters Comes Home tells the story of a young bunny yearning
for a forever home.
Review
Butters, his mama,
and his five brothers and sisters live on a farm in a wire cage alongside other
cages full of chickens. At first Butters is happy and content snuggling with
his family in the cold shed.
Shortly after being born, the farmer separates
Butters and his siblings from Mama and puts them in a wire-bottomed cage that hurts Butters’ feet.
One by one, people
adopt Butters’ siblings, leaving him all alone and sorrowful. Before long,
Butters loses heart he'll ever find a loving human family because of his large
size.
The customers who enter the shed all want little baby bunnies. Then, one
warm day Butters' fortune seems about to change when a friendly lady picks him
up and smiles at him.
Butters is an
adorable Holland Lop Bunny who will hop his way right into your heart. The
story, told through his point of view, shows the struggle animals experience
before finding a stable home. It’s a wonderful book to foster compassion and
animal awareness in children.
I appreciated how effortlessly Melanson incorporated proper care of rabbits into the narrative. She reveals that Butters enjoys eating healthy food like alfalfa hay and playing with toys composed of wood and sisal. This is an excellent lesson for youngsters (or a teacher) who'd like to adopt a bunny as a pet.
Montreuil‘s tender
illustrations compliment the story perfectly and encapsulate the variety of
emotions Butters experiences throughout the book.
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