Bunny's mother reminds her that her little cousin is coming to visit her: "He's only little, so show him you care. Please remember, it's important to share." But the toddler turns out to be a ball of energy poking and pulling Bunny's bear and then jumping up and down on her bed. Reading a book to him and even watching television with him doesn't calm him down. He seems to ruin everything she tries to do. Playing dress-up, he breaks her beads. At lunch, he breaks a plate. Bunny pleads to her mother, "I've had enough." Her patient and wise mother says, "All that he wants is to be just like you. That's why he copies whatever you do."
Writer and illustrator Sally Anne Garland has fashioned a very universal story about the difficulty most of us have in relating to irritating people. With her mother's key insight into what took place between Bunny and her cousin, she is able to see afresh the ways in which she can connect with others. In spiritual terms, her little cousin turns out to be her spiritual teacher for the day.
