Where's Winnie? Earns a Kirkus "Get It" Recommendation

When I wrote Where's Winnie?, I wasn't thinking about starred reviews or industry credentials. I was thinking about a dog, a child, and the quiet magic of a good hide-and-seek. But publishing has a funny way of asking you to prove what you already know in your gut: that the story is worth telling.

That proof arrived in the form of a Kirkus "Get It" recommendation — and I'm still a little stunned by it.

"Get It" is Kirkus's highest endorsement for independent publishers. It means the book belongs on shelves, full stop.

For those outside the industry, Kirkus Reviews is one of the most respected voices in children's literature. Their "Get It" designation isn't given lightly — it's a signal to librarians, booksellers, and educators that a book has genuine merit, not just a good cover. For an independent publisher like Bunny Tales, it carries particular weight. We don't have the marketing machinery of a Big Five house behind us. What we have is the work itself.

And apparently, the work is good.

Where's Winnie? is a picture book about finding joy in the search — in the looking, the laughing, the not-quite-finding-yet. It's for the child who wants to read the same book seventeen times in a row (you know who you are) and for the grown-up who doesn't mind one bit. Kirkus saw that. And they said so.

This recommendation opens doors we've been knocking on: state reading lists, school and library programs, award submissions. But more than the strategy, it's a reminder of why we started Bunny Tales in the first place — to make books that earn their place in a child's hands.

More to come. Where's Winnie? is just the beginning.

Beth