![]() One of the most hilarious and clever parallels is the way Willems has recreated the same scene in each book, the scene being when it finally dawns on Trixie that Knuffle Bunny is missing: Even the book covers convey the idea of similar pattern the scene it depicts is exactly the same in all three covers but with a slightly more grown-up Trixie each time. ![]() Each journey brings with it a challenge, involving the disappearance of Knuffle Bunny, but with each resolution, comes the feeling that Trixie has matured a little. Each story follows a very similar narrative pattern: Trixie goes on a journey, may it be to the laundrette, preschool or Europe. The three books in the sequence follow little Trixie as she grows from toddler to grown-up at the very end of the last book. ![]() Their originality of these books do not only lie in the artwork the books together can be considered as sequence rather than a series, and in picture books this is rather rare. Trixie makes her peace with her loss until an unexpected reunion, and an ever more unexpected decision from Trixie. ![]() When they realise, the beloved toy is already half way to China. Trixie is very excited about the trip, so excited that she leaves Knuffle Bunny in the plane. ![]() In Knuffle Bunny Free: an Unexpected Diversion, Trixie and her parents are off on holiday to Holland to visit Oma and Opa. ![]()
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