Book Synopsis:
Whether you are looking to gently introduce your child to simple meditations, or looking for a soothing bedtime book, let Mystic Bunny Boy help you! Mystic Bunny Boy is a child of the universe, made of stardust, moonbeams and eternal love. His goal is to enlighten and sooth children in need – giving them tools to overcome fears, challenges and anxieties. ‘Walk The Rainbow’ is the first Mystic Bunny Boy book. With eye-catching illustrations and a simple yet effective meditative story to take yourself and your child on a slow and gentle journey through the colours towards a peaceful night’s sleep!
Mystic Bunny Boy is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
As a mum of three children I’m always looking for opportunities to get more sleep. My kids have never been great sleepers, often having problems falling asleep and then waking up very early in the morning. So when Jodie approached me about reviewing this book I must admit I jumped at the chance to try something new.
Firstly this book is beautifully illustrated with striking, colourful drawings on a white background which is really affective. The colour of the illustrations follow the colours of the rainbow so there is a page of red illustrations, then orange, then yellow and so on. My daughter loves the drawings and spent ages looking through the book and telling her own Mystic Bunny Boy story. I’m really hoping that there might be some wall art or posters available in the future.
The story is told in a gentle rhyme with parts of the story being repeated on each page which my daughter loves and often joined in with. The wonderful illustrations are accompanied by some really vivid descriptions which I really loved and it was easy to see how they might gently lull a child into sleep. My son, particularly liked this as he always has problems finding ‘nice things to think about’ before he sleeps.
I have three children aged 3, 5 and 8. I read the story to all of them and found it interesting to see the different ways the book affected them. My three year old really enjoyed the book and while he couldn’t perhaps understand some of the techniques mentioned, obviously liked the gentle rhythms of the book as I don’t think I’ve ever had him sit so still for a story. My five year old initially found it hilarious and couldn’t stop giggling but after a few reads settled down too and fell asleep quickly after. It was my eldest though that seemed to get the most out of the book. As he was older he was perhaps more able to follow the meditation techniques mentioned as loved the imagery the book helped him create in his mind. Like in the book he was often asleep before I finished.
Overall I really liked this book and would happily recommend it to other sleep deprived parents and children. In my experience it seems to be suitable for all ages as even though my kids all reacted differently it helped all of them calm down before bed.
Huge thanks to Jodie for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
The Accidental Author I’m just an ordinary North London girl, who grew up in a loving family and had a normal life. I’ve had various jobs, and am now happily married and mummy to one beautiful and amazing daughter. So, how did I end up an author? One day, when she was about 2 years old, my daughter started shouting at me ‘Mystic Bunny Boy!’ in a kinda crazy voice! I had no idea what she was on about, and neither did her nursery when I asked them! It wasn’t something she was reading or seeing on TV… What was this all about? It went on for months (and actually was often accompanied with a smack in the face!), and then suddenly the penny dropped! I realised my daughter was ‘gifting’ me a character for a book! And funnily enough, as soon as I decided to write a book she stopped doing it! Since it was her idea, it made sense I wrote a book for her to enjoy… We often ‘walk the rainbow’ together before bedtime, so the basis of the story I tell her combined with her character resulted in Mystic Bunny Boy’s first book – And that’s how I became an ‘accidental author’!
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