text from the book. The Runaway Bunny was referenced in season 11, episode 12 of the television show Cheers. Carla Tortelli states that she's read the book to her 8 kids over a thousand times and it 'made her bawl each time.' It is also referenced in the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays Wit and Rabbit Hole as well as the film adaption of Wit. The Runaway Bunny was also referenced in Korean drama, Mother. A musical adaptation of The Runaway Bunny, by Paul Lewis (book, music, lyrics) and Gabriel Carbajal (book) had its world premiere at Boston Children's Theatre in February 2019. References Citations Sources Pearson, Claudia. Have a Carrot: Oedipal Theory and Symbolism in Margaret Wise Brown's Runaway Bunny Trilogy Birmingham, AL: Look Again Press 2010. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21324 Marcus, Leonard. Margaret Wise Brown, Awakened by the Moon Boston: Beacon Press. 1992. Nordstrom, Ursula. Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom ed. Leonard S. Marcus. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. 1942 children's books American children's books American picture books Books about rabbits and hares Books by Margaret Wise Brown Harper & Brothers books