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A picture book

What Life Is For

Little Bunny journeys on a quest to find the meaning of life, and gets thoughtful insights from unexpected friends...

Written and illustrated by Katerina Tolkishevskaya

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What Life Is For — book cover, illustration of a bunny in a wreath of flowers
The story

A question small enough for little ears, big enough for grown-up hearts.

One morning, a small bunny sits up in the grass and asks a very big question — one that not even the wisest creatures in the meadow can fully answer. So the bunny sets off to find out, meeting friends and family along the way.

It's a gentle, funny, quietly wise book about noticing — the kind of story that turns bedtime into a small moment of wonder for both of you.

"What is life for?"
The journey

A few moments from the meadow

The bunny sits in the grass at dusk, looking toward a wise owl perched in a willow tree
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A wise owl, up in the willow

"Well hello there, little one!" the owl says from her branch. Her answer: the world is magnificent, and there's always more of it — so life's purpose is to explore.

The bunny meets a small spider spinning a web in the grass
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A spider, spinning in the grass

The spider has been waiting to meet her. His little webs gleam in the morning sun, and he's sure of one thing: life's purpose is just to have fun.

The bunny watches a koi fish glide beneath lily pads
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A koi, twirling in the pond

The koi doesn't have all the answers, but she has some: since having her own babies, she's learned that life is meant for loving — so she goes with the flow.

The bunny sits alone in a field watching a plane cross a colorful sunset sky
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A sunset, pink and yellow

As the sky colors the world pink and yellow, our pondering bunny spots a row of ears in the meadow ahead — could it be that she's part of a family after all?

A family of bunnies flying a kite together in a meadow
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A family, flying a kite together

Little Bunny joins right in. She has her own answer now — the things we're here for evolve and expand, but family will always be there.

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A gentle story, ready for your shelf.

A quiet, beautifully illustrated picture book about wonder, patience, and the small moments that turn out to matter most — for readers young and grown.

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