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Bunnikin's Picnic Party
Ladybird series 401

Author
A J Macgregor
Illustrator
A J Macgregor
Publisher
Wills & Hepworth
First Published
1940
ISBN
N/A

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The first edition cover, 1940
Synopsis

This is a descriptive story written in verse about Bunnikin and his brothers and sisters spending a happy day in the woods.

Time is forgotten until baby bunny wanders away; but all ends well and the weary little troop makes it's way home in the failing light.

Opening text

Original (first) verse by E. M. Coghlin

Fluff had a plan, a most marvellous plan,
For a picnic party one day.
So Whiskers, the youngest was sent to enquire
What Mrs. Bunnykins would say.

Revised (first) verse by W Perring

Mrs.Bunnikin was darning,
With a stocking in her hand:
In came Bunnikin, her youngest,
Said 'A picnic would be grand!'

Characters and Keywords

rabbits - rabbit - Bunnikins - Mrs Bunnikin - Loppy - Fluff - Bobtail - Whiskers - Mrs Bunny

First edition issue points for collectors

This book belongs to Ladybird series 401.

Hardback book issued with dust-wrapper carrying the original price of 2'6 Net. 56 pages. Picture pasted to the front board. Illustrated endpapers.

This was the first ever Ladybird book published by Wills & Hepworth.

Reprint history

Fourth Edition, 1943


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