It was late August, August 24th, to be exact. I just dropped the kids off on their first day of school. As I was finishing my morning walk with my dog, Bubbles, I noticed a neighbor walking our way, who stopped to say hello. Suddenly and curiously, our dogs followed an unknown scent, followed by one of them picking something up! Quickly, we went to see what engaged them in such activity and realized it was a newborn bunny, actually two of them. One bunny that my friend's dog picked up, unfortunately, passed away in her hand. The other one I quickly grabbed before my dog could put it in her mouth remained breathing in my hand. We searched but couldn't see mommy anywhere. We also found 3 others that hadn’t survived. Our conclusion was they were probably his sisters, as they were quite smaller in size. My kids, especially my daughter, had been begging for a bunny for quite some time, and today on the 1st day of school, they got to come home to a surprise. First things first, how do we feed, and what do we feed a bunny so small, with eyes not yet open!? Google wasn’t helpful through a quick search, which made me call our vet’s office. Maybe they could help and tell us what to do with a wild bunny who lost his entire family.

The vet office told me kitten formula is what I should feed the bunny, and good luck! I had no idea when his last meal was. Quickly, I grabbed a cage that failed for our hamster and made him comfortable in it. I rushed to the pet store and bought kitten formula and all that we needed to attempt to give this bunny a chance to explore the world! Getting formula and feeding him every 2-3 hours throughout day and night was at first a challenge but not the only one. The other challenge came on the day he arrived; how will he keep his body heat while sleeping at night? As he needs his family to curl up with and stay warm. The more research I did, the more challenges arose. Luckily our neighbors had a lizard and an extra heating pad we borrowed in an attempt to keep his body temperature. Bunny survived his first night with us. We named him Hopsie, as that one ended up the winner out of the few we thought of. Every day, there were challenges, and he was developing fast.

Join us in this heartwarming true story about the bunny that teetered between life and death,  and hop on to an adventure.

Combining my photography and writing skills, I create this Children's BedTime Story to inspire you and your little ones.

The book was created as an anti-bully. For the kids to develop confidence with who they are as unique individuals and build self-confidence and self-love.