The Rabbit hOle

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.

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

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

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

Full Moons and Blooms with Kevin Henkes On May 30 & 31 Kevin Henkes joined us to celebrate our newest exhibit.

"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. ⬇️

Taking Pride in Frog and Toad | The Rabbit hOle

For this special event we will be donating 20% of all ticket sales to AIDS Service Foundation of Greater KC in honor of Lobel and other children’s book creators.

Tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/mr2tm99c

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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.

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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)

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

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)

Thank you!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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 ⬇️

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.

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...

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!

The Rabbit hOle | An Immersive Museum for Children's Literature | Kansas City Welcome to a new museum experience that celebrates and brings to life a century of American children's literature for visitors of all ages. The Rabbit hOle is the first museum of its kind in the Unite...

Join us to see and purchase the new stamps, learn more about the importance of this bedtime staple, discover the joys of stamp collecting, design your own stamp, and more!

Details at rabbitholekc.org

#GoodnightMoonStamp

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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.

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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.

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.

🎉 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.

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)

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)

Max’s Kansas City is open Wed-Sat from 11am-3pm and Sun 12-3pm.

📙: Strega Nona written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Simon Kids)

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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. 💋💋💋

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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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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 ⬇️

Our puppet theater is not complete without Martina's six suitors. We ask that they be returned to The Rabbit hOle – no questions asked.

📘: Perez and Martina written by Pura Belpré & illus. by Carlos Sanchez (Penguin Kids)

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🚨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.

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