Having seen a live-action rendition of Marshmallow play out in my living room as a child makes me appreciate this book even more! They would hang out together and never fight, which I always found endearing and entertaining. One of my rabbits (named Bun Bun) and cats (named Midnight) were able to coexist peacefully and actually got along exactly like Marshmallow and Oliver. Not that I was ever a rabbit or a cat that befriended a member of the other species.but I did have several pet cats and rabbits as a kid. Marshmallow is a book I can actually relate to on a strangely literal level. I remember always being enamored by the illustrations in the book, which added to my love of checking it out from the school library. The gentle watercolors and relaxing simplicity illustrate nicely the tone of the book's warm message. In addition to teaching a commendable life lesson, Marshmallow's art style offers a very pleasant and relaxing set of visuals for children and adults. Marshmallow and Oliver demonstrate that anyone can be friends with one another, teaching kids a valuable lesson about how appearances do not matter in a meaningful friendship. As these children stories so often go, they eventually meet and get along swimmingly, becoming inseparable friends. At first, Oliver is fearful of this newcomer and is hesitant to make any contact with him. One day, however, a new pet comes along – a bunny named Marshmallow.

He has become accustomed to being the only pet in the house and likes it that way. There is a lot to like about this children's book, and it is definitely worthy of the Caldecott Honor it so prominently boasts on its cover. I liked this story so much when I was younger that I purchased my own copy as an adult just to keep in my current collection I previously only ever read the book from my school library, so it's nice to have my own copy now. Part of my collection of rabbit-themed books when I was in elementary school included this book, Marshmallow.

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