4/15/2009
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
A very large and unfriendly bear tries to discourage a clever mouse from visiting him. Despite locks and boarded-over windows, mouse continues to show up in various places in bear's house. Mouse finally wins bear over, and bear learns the value of friendship. This book was read aloud on NPR by Daniel Pinkwater, who thought it delightful. So do I and so do my granddaughters, ages 2 and 4. Good for reading aloud.
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Second. The illustrations, especially the expressions on Bear's face are priceless. The friendship message will no doubt appeal to early elementary students and perhaps beyond.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing - earlier this week a mom brought money in (her's son's actually) to pay for this book which her son had lost. Then a couple days later she returned with the book - I was so glad to get it back!