Lord and Lady Bunny — Almost Royalty! (The Bunny's #2) (2025)

Mrs. Bunny wants to be queen. Mr. Bunny (for so he is called) wants her to be happy, and to eat lots of carrot cake. Madeline wants to have a college fund, and her parents want to bring both organic vegetables and sugar to "the people."

Clearly, there is only one thing to do: take a cruise to England, and open a candy shop.

Along the way they meet snobby hedgehogs, Mrs. Bunny rescues a fox, the bunnies are nearly thrown overboard, and they attend a booksigning for Mrs. Bunny's first book alongside translator Polly Horvath that made me absolutely howl with laughter. It looks like this might be the last of the bunny books, and that is a shame!

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, that leporine couple whose story began in Polly Horvath's Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!, return in this second volume dedicated to their adventures. So too does their human friend Madeline, and her feckless hippie parents, Flo and Mildred. Bunnies and humans all find themselves sailing for England in this sequel, spurred on by Mrs. Bunny's desire to become queen on the one hand, and by Flo's surprise inheritance of a candy-shop on the other. Many misadventures ensue, as the bunnies learn to always reserve a first-class berth on bunny cruises, and the humans discover that candy shops aren't as profitable as they hoped. The most important question - how will Madeline afford college when her parents are no help to her in saving for it? - is eventually resolved quite happily, after all have returned to their homes in Canada...

Although it had its moments, I cannot say that

This would get a higher rating if it weren't so hard to follow. But some people LIKE all that jumping around so... Wait! This is a book about BUNNIES!!! Jumping around? Bunnies? Of course! Changing the rating, right now from 3 to 4 stars.

I love Mr. Bunny - for so he is called - and Mrs. Bunny and the way they tell stories. I also like their enthusiasms and need for adventure.

And the humans in these books are equally likeable - Madeline and her hippie-dippie parents and her brilliant eccentric Uncle and her best friend, Katherine. And Prince Charles. And Starlight Heavens - well, she is not actually likeable - at all - but with a name like that? Come on.

There is a very famous author - besides Mrs. Bunny, that is - in this book, known as Oldwhatshername, and a not so famous translator. These cameo appearances just add to the mayhem.

Just sit back and enjoy a trip across the Pond with the Bunnys and their human friends.

This was a funny and clever book. I haven't read the first one, though I don't think that detracted from this in any way. I enjoyed the illustrations, the references to books and the humour. I intend to read the earlier adventures of Madeline and the Bunnys when I get the chance!

I used to tell my children bedtime stories by making up any fool thing that came in to my head and what bubbled up came from the slag heap of my unconscious where pop culture sifted down and my own experiences mouldered. My kids were entranced, all of it was new to them. They couldn't tell outright plagiarism from brilliant creativity or a bad joke from good. When you have such an uncritical audience you can indulge.
However, rambling like that does not deserve its own published work.

This is a fantastic sequel to Mr. and Mrs. Bunny—Detectives Extraordinaire! I think there were some missed opportunities to incorporate more from Mr. Bunny. I would have loved to see some of his chapter titles in the book, for example. The bunnies (and most of the humans) are wonderfully distinct characters. I didn't realize how much I missed Flo and Mildred's infuriating antics until I started reading about them again. Definitely recommended to people who enjoy zany kid lit. This could be a Newbery 2015 contender, especially given the success Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures this year.

Mr. & Mrs. Bunny are back! They’ve decided to rest on their laurels so far as detective work is concerned. Mrs. Bunny’s new scheme is to become Queen of the rabbits, and she figures her best chance is to go to jolly old England, where they’re capable of giving out titles. Coincidentally, the Bunny’s human friend Madeline is also headed across the pond. Her somewhat scatterbrained, but well-meaning parents have inherited a candy shop and are looking to make some quick money so they can buy 30 acres of farmland in Hornby (their Canadian island home) to grow organic vegetables and fund Madeline’s college dreams. As it turns out, both social-climbing and money-making scheme are more difficult than anyone could have expected. Simply fraught with hilarity. Fans of the first book are sure to enjoy the continuing story. Who doesn’t like reading about talking, writing, detecting, soon-to-be-titled bunnies?

another hilarious mr and mrs bunny book. laughed out loud so many times and quoted the book a bunch too. "chompies" are now a friday night ritual at my house. the devotion of these bunnies to helping a little human girl is so heartwarming. hope there are many, many more books in this series.

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I loved this book. Who knew rabbits were so clever?! Lots of 'jokes' in this one.

Not as good as the first, but still a choice book to read out loud. Mr. Bunny (for so he is called) is a hilarious character and a great partner with Mrs. Bunny.

Lord and Lady Bunny- Almost Royalty! is the second book in the series. I did enjoy this book although I wouldn’t say it is as high of caliber as the first book. The plot is still quirky although the troubles tend to be more monetarily related instead of fox related. I would say this book has a lot of commentary on social class and how that can make people act. This commentary of course is delightfully hidden amongst the strange characters and the equally strange plot line.

I wouldn’t suggest reading this book unless you’ve already read the first book. This isn’t a book that I think works well as a standalone book. It is a book that I would suggest reading if you or your child has just finished the first book and desires to read more about Mr. and Mrs. Bunny.

This is a delightful sequel to Mr. & Mrs. Bunny -- Detectives Extraordinaire. In fact, I enjoyed it even more than the first book. Clever and entertaining, humorous throughout, and yet a great story, well told. The characters are endearing, and their interactions are winsome and witty. With this book, I believe we've now managed to read all of Polly Horvath's books over the past five months or so, and we've enjoyed them all. I'm still amazed at how distinctive in substance and style each one is. Here's hoping that Polly continues to write for many years yet to come.

What a fun and ridiculous light read! I needed to get this back to the library asap, so I took a break from Les Miserables to read it. Refreshing! I felt like I was flying through the pages as compared to Les Mis! Not sure who the targeted audience is, though. I found many references that kids wouldn't get and I looked up a few big words too. Perhaps a read-aloud that entertains both adult and 4th grader (a la Bugs Bunny)? Wish I had read book one first.

Did not read the first one, and it wasn't a killer but it really would have helped. Laughed and enjoyed the writing very much, particularly the British/Canadian references. However, I felt the plot was wafer-thin and there was some sort of inside joke going on of which I was no part of.

When Madeline and her family set off to England to make more money at the Sweet shoppe, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny also go to England when Mrs. Bunny decides she would like to become queen. I really enjoyed this book, I would definitely recommend it, I didn't want to put the book down.

So weird. Made me laugh out loud quite a bit. A children’s book that would be completely lost on a child. Mix the human world with the talking animal world, British royalty, and some hippy parents. I couldn’t decide for awhile if the author was high or brilliant. Really fun read. 9/19

Very cute book which includes JK Rowling and Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. Good story.

Dnf

I love this series.

A silly and vague story but one that keeps you hanging on by its erratic surges of charm and wit. The dynamic between Mr and Mrs Bunny is golden.

In which we have three families, each both dysfunctional AND unbelievable.

I gave up, based on hating literally every character involved an also the writer for thinking they might be likeable.

Been reading to our granddaughters over Skype for a couple of weeks. Cute sequel to the first book Hope there is a number 3.

Excellent.

This book is sheet and total hilarious genius. 4th-graders at my library have named the series as their favorite books of all time. Read everything Polly Horvath writes and your life will be happier.

Like the first book in this series this one was again extremely cute! I really like that this is written as if by Mrs Bunny herself. And even better was the fact that Polly Horvath herself had a small role in the story.

It is easy to see that this book is written in recent years (with a few small references to the Harry Potter craze) And I really hope that future readers will enjoy these little winks to popular culture as much as I do today(well in the far future...e.g. when I decide to have children and they are old enough to read)

Even though these are children's books and look even like they are specifically written for a younger audience, these books can also be enjoyed by lder readers. I'm 26 and these books feel so nostalgic that I just can't put them down. There are a lot of funny situations that can even be enjoyed more by older readers because of their social experiences (e.g. Mrs Treaclebunny is a character that everyone above a certain age had already encountered in his or her life - often accompanied by a lot of eye rolling)

So I again greatly recommend this book to readers of all ages! Especially people over 10 - don't hold back because you think this is too childish! It's actually quite awesome!

Great quote from p. 9: "This was the same school of thought that came up with the idea that when children read books, they should summarize each chapter when they were finished with it. Nothing had done so much to kill a generation's love of reading."

This is a very silly book, even more so than Horvath's first about the bunnies, "Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire!" This time Mrs. Bunny develops a burning desire to be queen, so they're off to England to somehow make that happen. What a coincidence! Madeline's parents have received word that they've inherited a candy shop, so Madeline, her parents, and her friend Katherine are also sailing to England. They plan to run the shop just long enough to make the money necessary for Madeline's mom to buy a 30-acre plot of land on which to grow organic vegetables. The people and rabbits meet up on the ship where Madeline rescues her furry friends from being thrown overboard. And late in the book, the rabbits return the favor by solving the problem of Madeline's nonexistent college fund.

Polly Horvath, Oldwhatshername (referring to J. K. Rowling), Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip make cameo appearances.

A sequel, but better than the original (though with less real plot). Madeline continues to stew about her lack of a college fund and the fecklessness of her hippy parents. The Bunny couple squabbles in a 1950s way and also wishes they could see Madeline more. However, through a series of unlikely events that the hippy parents and in fact most everyone else come to see as synchronicity, the Bunnies travel to England to pursue Mrs. Bunny's dream of being Queen, and Madeline, her family and her best friend, travel on the same steam liner to England to take over a candy shop, etc. etc. Zany hijinks of course ensue. Who couldn't love them? Even Flo and Mildred have their moments of praiseworthyness in this one. Also, Royal and near-Rowling appearances. :)

Like a good children's film this book has something there for little kids, big kids and their parents as well. The amount of laughing we have done in getting to know Mr. and Mrs. (following this book they have new titles) Bunny is just amazing. It's a splendid choice to read aloud and if your older kid gives you any grief about the sweet little title or images of bunnies it is worth your time to bribe them to read at least one chapter. Following that they'll be hooked and you will always be the cool parent who introduced them to Polly Horvath and her incredible imagination. I'd go anywhere to be with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny again.

As with “Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Detectives Extraordinaire” I thoroughly enjoyed “Lord and Lady Bunny - Almost Royalty!”. I have to question whether children would enjoy the books as much as I did (a retired school librarian). The characterization is brilliant, but would children today understand Mildred and Flo’s outlook on life as old hippies? Could they grasp the hilarious true-to-life marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bunny that tiptoes between love and hate but always lands on the side of wonderfully touching? I not only laughed out loud but could not help but share some of the more funny and touching passages with my husband. A wonderfully well-crafted story!