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The Rabbit hOle is a new museum experience dedicated to children's literature. More information and tickets at rabbitholekc.org

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Jen 🖤 @justjennifer90.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Today at 11:07 AM The Rabbit hOle welcomed its 200,000th visitor! 🎉 Thank you & congratulations to Saoirse, who was visiting for the first time with her grandmothers. In addition to this certificate, which she studied with furrowed brow, she got a Rabbit hOle t-shirt and exhibit book of her choice.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The Rabbit hOle's cover-to-cover experience based on Tomi Ungerer's The Three Robbers is NOW OPEN! This guided experience for ages 5+ will run until Dec. 31. Showtimes available every 20 min on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 11 AM to 3 PM. 🎟️: ThreeRobbers.org
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We have two important reminders for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday! 🧨 1. The Rabbit hOle will be closed July 4. 2. Be cautious with firecrackers and other explosives. Read the label yourself, and do not believe any goose claiming it’s candy! 📕: Petunia written & illus by Roger Duvoisin
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The Rabbit hOle is proud to announce the opening of its largest exhibit to date, a cover-to-cover immersive experience based on Tomi Ungerer's picture book classic, The Three Robbers! Opens July 5! Tickets and more info: ThreeRobbers.org
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
"Seeing the exhibit was one of the highlights of my 45 year career." – Kevin Henkes At the end of May we were honored to celebrate the opening of our exhibit for Kevin's books, My Garden & Kitten's First Full Moon! There were flowers, jelly beans, & some happy tears. Read our full event recap. ⬇️
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Full Moons and Blooms with Kevin Henkes
On May 30 & 31 Kevin Henkes joined us to celebrate our newest exhibit.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Our Taking Pride in Frog and Toad event is just two weeks away! 🧡💚 Adults 21+ can join us Fri. June 20 for a sneak peek of Coterie Theatre's summer production of A Year with Frog & Toad and a special Rabbit hOle presentation focused on Lobel and other LGBTQ+ creators featured in the museum. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Like pasta flooding the streets of Calabria, we’re expecting a surge of visitors during the summer months! We encourage everyone, including members, to purchase/reserve your timed tickets ahead of your visit at rabbitholekc.org/tickets 📙: Strega Nona written & illus. by Tomie dePaola (Simon Kids)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Don’t miss our SUMMER WORKSHOPS at The Rabbit hOle! ✏️🎨 🫟 From poetry and printmaking to papier-mâché and penny rugs, we’re hosting a variety of creative workshops for ages 8-14. Explore the full schedule at rabbitholekc.org/programs
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Amelia Bedelia is one of the newest additions to our first floor. Her to-do list is already quite long, but if you have any spring cleaning you’d like her help with, please let us know. 📘: Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and illustrated Fritz Siebel (Harper Kids)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Our artists and fabricators need a little extra elbow room to work on exhibits. Please note The Rabbit hOle will be closed Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 14!
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
One week ago we were honored to host the first-day-of-issue festivities for @uspostal.bsky.social’s #GoodnightMoonStamp! Thanks to USPS for choosing The Rabbit hOle for such a momentous occasion, Thacher Hurd and his family for being our special guests, and everyone who celebrated with us.
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United States Postal Service Launches Goodnight Moon Forever Stamps at The Rabbit hOle
On May 2, 2025 The Rabbit hOle was honored to host the first-day-of-issue festivities for the United States Postal Service’s Goodnight Moon Commemorative Forever® Stamps.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Award-winning author and illustrator Kevin Henkes is coming to The Rabbit hOle at the end of this month to celebrate our new exhibit for My Garden and Kitten's First Full Moon! Learn more and get tickets before they're gone ⬇️
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Kevin Henkes is Coming to The Rabbit hOle May 30 & 31
Kevin will join us for two special events to celebrate our new My Garden and Kitten's First Full Moon exhibit!
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Thanks to Scholastic Kids Press reporter Evy Bingle, who wrote an inspiring story about The Rabbit hOle! The Scholastic Kids Press is a group of talented reporters, ages 10–14. Evy visited us from Chicago during her spring break and interviewed our co-director Deb.
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Step into Your Favorite Story: Exploring The Rabbit hOle | Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This month join us to explore the work and legacies of Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss; Russell Hoban and Lillian Hoban; John Steptoe and Javaka Steptoe; and Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek!
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This May: Family Life
Some of the most notable books that capture the voice and spirit of childhood, and portray loving families, were made by authors and illustrators for whom creating children’s books was a family endeav...
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
In the great green room There was a telephone And a red balloon And a picture of – The new Goodnight Moon stamps! On May 2, 2025 The Rabbit hOle is honored to host the unveiling and first-day-of-issue festivities for the @uspostal.bsky.social Goodnight Moon Commemorative Forever® Stamps. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Thanks to everyone who joined us for events last week with Jon Agee! At both our adult evening event and alien art family workshops Jon wowed us with his artistry, humor, and wordplay.
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A Date, Egad Agee, Tada! - Our Palindromic Fun with Jon Agee
On April 11 & 12, Jon Agee wowed us with his wordplay wizardry.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🎉 This morning at 10:04 a.m. we welcomed our 150,000th VISITOR! 🎉 Congratulations to Kyrie, who visited The Rabbit hOle for the first time today, and received a certificate, t-shirt, and book of her choosing from Lucky Rabbit Books.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Please note The Rabbit hOle will be closed this Sunday, April 20! 📕: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes written by Du Bose Heyward and illustrated by Marjorie Hack (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Little Toot, published in 1939, was Hardie Gramatky’s first & most successful book. Before creating children’s books, Hardie, who was born on April 12, 1907, was a noted watercolor painter & senior animator at Walt Disney Studios. 📘: Little Toot written & illus. by Hardie Gramatky (Penguin Kids)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Although we don’t have Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot, our cafe, Max’s Kansas City, serves a delizioso pasta with handmade noodles and a creamy parmesan cheese sauce. It’s so good you’ll want to eat by the town-full. 💋💋💋 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Need some Good(night Moon) news? On May 2, 2025 we are partnering with @uspostal to host the first-day-of-issue festivities for the new Goodnight Moon Commemorative Forever® Stamps!
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USPS Goodnight Moon Stamp Will Be Unveiled at The Rabbit hOle!
Join us Friday, May 2 to celebrate the first-day-of-issue for the Goodnight Moon Commemorative Forever® Stamps.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Many of the titles that we consider staples of American children’s literature were created by immigrants. Join us all this month as we celebrate Gustaf Tenggren, Margret and H.A. Rey, Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff, and Yuyi Morales!
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This April: Bringing New Talent and Ideas
Join us this month as we celebrate Gustaf Tenggren, Margret and H.A. Rey, Jean and Laurent deBrunhoff, and Yuyi Morales.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
We’d like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to Christian Robinson for spending two jam-packed days at The Rabbit hOle earlier this month! 🧡 And thanks to everyone who joined us! Read our full recap ⬇️
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Our First Birthday with Last Stop on Market Street Illustrator Christian Robinson!
The Rabbit hOle hosted two birthday events with Caldecott Honor recipient and internationally acclaimed artist, Christian Robinson.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🚨HAVE YOU SEEN THESE PUPPETS? 🚨 Over the weekend the puppets from our Perez and Martina exhibit went missing. Please check your hands, pockets, and bags to make sure they did not go home with you. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
One year ago today The Rabbit hOle opened. 🎂 It's impossible to sum up all we've learned and experienced together these past 12 months, but it's safe to say that this is just the beginning! Thank you to everyone who has visited, donated, promoted, and supported us.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Rabbit hOle Volunteer Shorey says her favorite exhibit is Crow Boy because of the beautiful illustrations, the book’s message, & the tranquility of the space. She loves volunteering at The Rabbit hOle & witnessing the moment a visitor “gets it” while they are experiencing & exploring exhibits. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
🎉 We're excited to share that Caldecott Honor recipient and internationally acclaimed artist Christian Robinson will be the guest of honor at two events celebrating The Rabbit hOle’s first birthday this March! Learn more and get tickets. ⬇️
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Christian Robinson is Coming to The Rabbit hOle in March!
Join us for special events on March 15 and 16!
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
One week from today the amazing Linda Sue Park will be at The Rabbit hOle! Do you have your tickets yet?
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Linda Sue Park at Lucky Rabbit Books | The Rabbit hOle
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
When a box is clearly labeled DANGER FIRECRACKERS, please use caution before opening! 💥 We recently finished the inside of our Petunia elevator exhibit, but you’ll have to come visit us to see the stunning results. 📕: Petunia written & illus. by Roger Duvoisin (Knopf)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
A lovely tribute for Edward Gorey’s 100th birthday from children’s book creator Lisa Brown. 🖤
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A Centenary Tribute to Edward Gorey
He made the uncanny cool for a kid like me, whose dollhouse contained a miniature Ouija board in the child’s room and a ghost made of Kleenex and cotton balls in the attic.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
It’s been nearly a week since Dav Pilkey visited The Rabbit hOle! 💙 Huge thanks to Dav, @Scholastic, our staff and volunteers, and everyone who joined us. Here’s our recap of a SUPA good day.
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A SUPA Epic Time with Dav Pilkey
As part of an international tour, more than 1000 kids and families came to The Rabbit hOle to meet best-selling author Dav Pilkey and celebrate his newest book, Dog Man: Big Jim Begins on Saturday, Fe...
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
For decades Linda Sue Park has engaged students, families & educators w/ thought-provoking YA novels & lyrical picture books. Join us Tues., March 4 for a special evening w/ the Newborn Medal winning-author to celebrate her new picture book Smiling Eyes: tinyurl.com/wdrb7kk3
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Bundle up and trek over to The Rabbit hOle! We're open from 10 am to 5 pm today. Come explore and cuddle up with a good book together. 🧡
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
If you’ve been stuck in your house with your children all week long, and everyone is feeling quite woebegone. Join us for Family Night this Friday and you will feel fine, exploring how different illustrators draw and use a simple line! Tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/ecjxa2uj
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This week at The Rabbit hOle and Lucky Rabbit Books! ⚠️ Tues. Feb. 18 & Wed. Feb. 19 - Closed for exhibit installation 📚Story Hour | Feb. 21 at 10:30 AM 🖌️Family Night | Friday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 PM Tickets and more info for all events at rabbitholekc.org/programs
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Yesterday more than 1000 kids and families got to meet the amazing Dav Pilkey, and Dav finally got to meet The Turbo Toilet 2000. We'll have more photos to share later this week but we want to thank Dav, Scholastic, our staff and volunteers, and everyone who joined us
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If friends were noses, we’d pick you! ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at The Rabbit hOle! 📙: No, David written and illustrated by David Shannon (Scholastic)
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Jim told us that he volunteers at The Rabbit hOle because there’s nothing like it anywhere else. “I love to see look on first-timers’ faces. From kids to grandparents, when they see this place, it’s instant love.” 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
With many snowflake folk in the forecast for tomorrow, The Rabbit hOle and Lucky Rabbit Books will be closed Wednesday, February 12. Stay safe everyone, and please enjoy this illustration and poem from Gladiola Garden written by Effie Lee Newsome and illustrated by Lois Mailou Jones.
THE GATHERING
I saw the snow one winter day
Come flurrying in a wild ballet.
There seemed no one to play a tune,
And yet I heard the wind's bassoon.
And though the sky was dull and gray,
I've never seen a sight so gay.

The snowflake folk kept coming on
Till every tree-top seat was gone
And every spot upon the ground
Had quite filled up without a sound.
I'm sure it pleased the wild ballet
With millions coming in that way.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Since this is a biggest football weekend of the year, we wanted to throw a deep pass to illustrator Marc Simont. 🏈 In addition to his work with Sports Illustrated, Simont co-created The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed after the success of The Philharmonic Gets Dressed.
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
All this month we’ll be celebrating the work and legacies of Ludwig Bemelmans, Paul Galdone, Robert McCloskey, and Jerry Pinkney! 1/2
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This February: Celebrating the Evolution of the “American Line” in Children’s Book Illustration
If we asked you to draw a dog you might start by drawing a head with floppy ears, a big nose, and maybe even a tongue. Those lines, without any shading or color, are what’s referred to as linework. Th...
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Children's book creator, librarian, educator and puppeteer Pura Belpré was born on February 2, 1899 in Cidra, Puerto Rico. The first story she wrote and published was Pérez and Martina, a folktale about a cockroach and mouse. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Do you think the groundhog will see his shadow tomorrow? In The Happy Day the "ground hogs" & other hibernating animals awaken to a snowy scene. They sniff and run and discover a flower in the snow, perhaps a sign of an early spring? 📙: The Happy Day written by Ruth Krauss & illus by Marc Simont
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Today Carl is a fixture of our first floor exhibits getting lots of hugs and pats from visitors. 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Can you guess what each of these wood shapes are? Each of these cutouts will be used a beautiful archway welcoming you to our exhibit celebrating Kevin Henkes' My Garden and Kitten's First Full Moon. #WIPwednesday #wip #NationalPuzzleDay
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Our A Chair for My Mother exhibit is for everyone... even little brothers. We think the book's creator Vera Williams, who was born #OnThisDay in 1927, would enjoy seeing loved ones sitting together. 📕: A Chair for My Mother written & illustrated by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow Books) 1/2
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Dav has graciously agreed to add a MEET-AND-GREET ONLY opportunity on Feb. 15 from 5-7 p.m. We will conduct a random drawing for the opportunity to purchase TWO MEET-AND-GREET ONLY tickets. Learn more and submit your name by MIDNIGHT CST ON JANUARY 24: tinyurl.com/472n36sk
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The Rabbit hOle @rabbitholekc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Tickets for Dav Pilkey's Feb. 15 visit to The Rabbit hOle go on sale TOMORROW (1/23) at noon CST! Today's member presale sold out in 3 minutes, and we expect tomorrow's tickets to go just as fast. Get ready and please read the guidelines on our website: tinyurl.com/v9z4h7c2
Planning to buy tickets tomorrow to see Dav Pilkey at The Rabbit hOle? Please read the ticket guidelines on our website!
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