Runaway Bunny

The Runaway Bunny. Basic Plot: little bunny tells his mama that he will run away and she tells him that she will always be there.

The lines that stuck out for me were: "If you become a bird and fly away from me," said his mother, " I will be a tree that you come home to."

I love that.

There is one line that bugs me, though: "If you become a sailboat and sail away from me," said his mother, "I will become the wind and blow you where I want you to go."

That just sounds controlling, like she's not going to allow the child to live his own life. It just rubs me the wrong way, I guess.

The image of the mama welcoming the bunny home is simple and beautiful.