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  • Published: 1 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593698969
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 22
  • RRP: $16.99

Little Bunny, Spring Is Here!





A spinoff from the creator of the beloved picture books In a Jar and Out of a Jar.

A spinoff from the creator of the beloved picture books In a Jar and Out of a Jar.

Little Bunny and his friends are looking for the first signs of spring, but as hard as they try, they can’t seem to find them. But when a spring rain comes, at last the rivers flow, the flowers bloom, the birds sing, and the bees zoom. It's finally time to let everyone know that spring is here!

Readers will fall in love with Little Bunny and his friends in this gorgeous celebration of the changing seasons.

  • Published: 1 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593698969
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 22
  • RRP: $16.99

About the author

Deborah Marcero

Deborah Marcero is the author and illustrator of My Heart Is a Compass, which Kirkus Reviews called “lovely, lively, and enchanting,” in a starred review, and the illustrator of Twinderella by Corey Rosen Schwartz. She received a BFA in drawing, printmaking, and photography from the University of Michigan and an MFA in poetry from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After teaching in Chicago public schools as a literacy specialist, Deborah realized that writing and creating books for kids was how she wanted to spend her life. Learn more at deborahmarcero.com and follow her on Twitter @deborahmarcero.

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Praise for Little Bunny, Spring Is Here!

Praise for Little Bunny, Spring Is Here!

"Faint, fine markings texture Marcero’s illustrations, which support readers in uncovering spring’s arrival before the book’s protagonists do. The animal characters have distorted proportions and accessories—long, skinny ears and a scarf for Little Bunny—helping to lend the story an appealing air of whimsy appropriate to the season’s caprices." —Publishers Weekly

Praise for In a Jar:
A #1 Indie Bestseller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A BookPage Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year

* "Readers will feel the warmth of friendship and the wonder of the world as well. Stunning." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "An enchanting examination of the pleasure reaped from cultivating imagination, friendship, and memory." —School Library Journal, starred review

* "Marcero works magic with prismatic watercolors, ink, and pencil, as her light-filled illustrations chronicle the young rabbits’ exploits and their appreciative wonder of the world around them . . . This joyful account of friendship will charm readers with the notion of capturing wind or a rainbow in a jar, but its deeper message of maintaining relationships over a distance will comfort those who have moved or know someone who has." —Booklist, starred review

*In a Jar does what all the best picture books do: It captivates, entertains and leaves you with a reminder of magic still shimmering around the edges.” —BookPage, starred review

Praise for Out of a Jar:
An Indie Bestseller
An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
An ALA Notable Children's Book

"Gorgeous illustrations, poetic prose, and a relatable protagonist make Deborah Marcero's tale the kind that you can return to again and again . . . Handles complex emotional topics in a way that's easy for kids to understand—and parents to enjoy." —Entertainment Weekly

* "Offers a new spin on exploring one’s emotions and . . . the importance of sharing them with others . . . Peppered with rich vocabulary, the text itself is simultaneously simple and profound." —School Library Journal, starred review

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