About this Event
PETALUMA --
Help us welcome one of our favorites: author, illustrator and Academy Award winning filmmaker as he shares his newest novel, Bunns Rabbit II - Return of the Spirit Rabbit
So, what's it about?
One adventure has ended, only for a new epic journey to begin . . . Author-illustrator and Academy Award- winning filmmaker Alan Barillaro takes his storytelling and artwork to new heights in a compelling sequel.
When Bunns Rabbit returns from her quest to find the Spirit Fox, she hopes to go back to her quiet life among her family. But Fox has other plans for her. A war is on the horizon, pitting the Spirits of the Sea and Wind against those of the Land and Fire. According to Fox, only one little rabbit stands in their way--her.
This time there is more than just her family on the line. It is up to Bunns to save every living creature on the land before they are washed away by the sea forever. With war imminent and newly acquired powers she barely understands, Bunns must avert disaster and find it within herself to stand up and face this new world, whether she is ready to or not.
With his inviting prose, warm illustrations, and dramatic graphic panels, Alan Barillaro brings another action-packed tale of daring, bravery, and adventure, filled with heart, kindness, and hope.
Author info!
Alan Barillaro is the author of the acclaimed debut Where the Water Takes Us and the book Bunns Rabbit.The Academy Award-winning writer and director of the animated short film Piper, he has been supervising animator on numerous other popular theatrical releases, including The Incredibles, Incredibles 2, WALL-E, and Brave. He began his career in animation at the age of sixteen and spent more than twenty-five years at Pixar Animation Studios. Alan Barillaro lives in California.
Reviews!
With a whiff of Watership Down and a pinch of Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary Stories for Young Foxes (2019), Bunns' journey is filled with wonders, dangers, and a growing understanding of her powerful capacity for love and empathy. . . . Barillaro is clearly paving the way for a much larger adventure for Bunns and her friends with this beautiful animal fantasy.
--Booklist (starred review)
Barillaro skillfully weaves immediate prose and realistic illustrations to depict Bunns's grand voyage via renderings of nighttime and underground shadows, gauzy sky and snowfall, fantastical shape-shifting forms, animals and countryside, and comics-style panels, each element distinguished by hues ranging from poppy to sepia.
--Publishers Weekly
A compelling tale. . . .
--School Library Journal
Barillaro's lovely, full-color, soft-focus illustrations effectively capture natural scenes, such as sunlight in a meadow and a herd of deer traversing a winter lake. . . .Bunns is an appealing hero, and her adventure is compelling. Solid and visually engaging.
--Kirkus Reviews
Event venue & nearby stays
Copperfield's Books Petaluma, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, United States
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