About the Authors
Bunny Doogle Simmons-Bloom
Bunny was born in a basement in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and now lives in Beacon, NY in the Hudson Valley. Besides writing and reading, Bunny loves to eat, sleep, snuggle, and play.
Matt Bloom
Matt helped Bunny write this book, and is an adult and children’s author. He lives in Beacon, NY in Beacon, NY with his wife, and co-creator of the Hello, My Name is Bunny! book series, Shelley Simmons-Bloom, and Bunny. His children’s books are Hello, My Name is Bunny! (2016) and Hello, My Name is Bunny! London (2018), and Hello, My Name is Bunny! Paris (2022). Matt has earned fiction fellowships at Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, and a residence at MacDowell Artists’ Colony.
To learn more about Beacon, NY visit The Beacon Beacon NY.
Our Story
Who would imagine that a small, adorable tuxedo cat could change your life? Well, it happened to us! When we adopted Bunny, we soon learned that half a million cats are homeless in NYC alone! With this in mind, we decided to find a way to help the incredible groups and volunteers that make life better for cats in need.
Matt’s a published adult fiction author, so we decided to create a children’s illustrated chapter book series about Bunny’s adventures paying forward her good fortune, inspired by hours of imagining what Bunny might get up to, if given half a chance. We have two goals: To help children to understand the power of kindness and empathy, and to raise money for the groups that work so hard to make a difference. We hope you’ll join us on this journey!
To pay forward our good fortune in adopting Bunny, we donate to KittyKind, and other U.S. rescue and shelter groups from every product we sell on our website. See Our Donations page for more details.
New York City Big Book Award Winner
Independent Press Awards: Distinguished Favorite
Moonbeam Children’s Book Award: Gold
Nautilus Book Award Winner
Reader Reviews
After finishing this book, I was immediately consumed with jealousy. Bunny had so many fun-sounding adventures, and now I have, like, 50 things on my cat bucket list. Thomas, That cat blog
This beautifully illustrated and equally beautifully written story will charm children and adults alike. I was pulled into the story from the very first page. As was the case with the first book, the antics of Bunny and her friends had me smiling throughout. Ingrid King, The conscious cat
We’re in love! Wonderful book, amazing art, beautiful story. We love you, Bunny! Highly recommend and we’ll be telling our friends about you. Vanille, etsy review
Love and Purrs Blog
Read our blog to learn more about how we all can help make the world a kinder place.
Bunny’s latest adventure in Tokyo is out now!
We’re super-excited to let you know the latest book in our award-winning Hello, My Name is Bunny! chapter book series drops today (Monday, October 16th, 2023). In Hello, My Name is Bunny! Tokyo, Bunny’s trademark curiosity and kindness lead her to be a peacemaker between two rival cat gangs, friend to a blind, elderly poet,… Read More »
Meet our friends: Brooklyn Book Bodega
We first met Seema, Rebecca, and Tamara, founders of the Brooklyn Book Bodega at the Brooklyn Book Festival several years ago. Not long after we’d launched Hello, My Name is Bunny! New York City. We soon learned more about their incredible work, which inspired us to donate some of our books to their program. That… Read More »
A European Adventure to Remember!
New York City…London…and now Paris! Paris, 2022: Bunny’s third adventure in the Hello, My Name is Bunny! award-winning children’s chapter book series finds Bunny inadvertently leading the charge to rescue Mona Lisa—the world’s most famous painting—which is being held for ransom by a pair of dastardly art thieves! Will Bunny and her Paris pals succeed… Read More »
Creating a children’s book series to inspire kindness
When we first adopted Bunny, we were struck by her unbelievably sweet nature. She’d greet us every time we walked in the door. She’d greet our guests just as warmly. We used to say: “It’s like she’s saying “Hello, my name is Bunny!” So, it’s no surprise that when we decided to create a children’s… Read More »
