- Graphic Novels
- Ages 6–10
- Comedy
Bunny vs Monkey: Bunny Bonanza!
Book 9 of 11 in Bunny vs MonkeyView the full series
A Bunny-focused ninth collection where the gang search for their missing friend and encounter an entire parade of strange Bunny variants. It is especially good for established fans who love the cast dynamics.
- Best for6–10
- FormatGraphic
- Length224 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr45 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
- Onomatopoeic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Irreverent
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Bunny has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Monkey and the gang to search the woods for their missing friend. That sounds straightforward, but this is Bunny vs Monkey, so the search soon becomes a ridiculous parade of rabbit confusion: Old Bunny, Neanderbunny, Shadow Bunny, Not Bunny and other versions or almost-versions of the character turn the rescue into a comic identity crisis. Bunny Bonanza gives the series' gentler central figure a stronger spotlight while still delivering the noise, slapstick and visual chaos readers expect. The book is built from fast, full-colour comic episodes, so it remains very friendly to visual readers and children who like quick rewards on every page. It works best after earlier volumes, because the joke of Bunny's absence lands harder when readers already know him as the sensible heart of the woods.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 6–10
- Read aloud · 5–10
- Independent · 6–11
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
3 / 5 · Mostly fine
Graphic intensity
2 / 5 · Mild
Best for
- Dog man fans
- Looshkin fans
- Phoenix comic readers
- Silly humour
- Visual readers
Avoid if
- Prefers calm books
- Needs realistic stories
- Dislikes shouting
- Needs low visual density
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Neurodiversity or learning differences
In the classroom
How it works in school.
Pure reading-for-pleasure fuel and a brilliant reluctant-reader hook — a forest comic kids race through, and a strong bridge into independent graphic-novel reading.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific kick is too many bunnies — hundreds of variant Bunnys flood the woods (Old Bunny, Shadow Bunny, Neanderbunny, Not Bunny) and the real one is overwhelmed by versions of himself. A reader who's known Bunny for eight volumes gets the comic identity crisis as a treat.
- Adventure and freedom
- Breaking the rules safely
- Friendship and belonging
- Having a nemesis
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Bunny vs Monkey where Bunny is overrun by versions of himself — a structural joke Smart sustains for a whole volume. Late-series; best for fans who know the original Bunny well enough to feel the chaos. Reliable mid-run romp.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
- Indie gem discovery
In the series
Bunny vs Monkey.
11 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Jamie Smart.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
Buy or borrow
Pick up a copy.
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