Saturday, December 1, 2012

Review - Bear Has a Story to Tell

Title: Bear Has A Story To Tell
Author: Philip C. Stead
Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (September 4, 2012)
Format: Hardcover; Pgs 32
Genre: Children’s
Source: Library
Ages: 2 and Up

This simple story has a big message about friendship and patience.

It is almost winter and Bear has a story to share with his friends before his big yawns put him to sleep for a very long time. As he approaches Mouse to ask if he would like to hear a story, Mouse is distracted with his need to find seeds to get him through the winter, so being a good friend, Bear helps him to gather what he will need, but when the time comes for the story, Mouse is already burrowing in until spring.

The story is not much different with his friends Duck who is getting ready to fly south. Bear is a good friend, he help Duck to take flight for warmer parts.

Oh, there is Frog, surely he would like to hear a story, but alas, Frog needs to find a warm place to sleep. Bear cannot let frog down so he sets off to make the perfect bed for his friend.

As the first snowflakes begin to fall, Bear too must find a place to burrow in for the long winter months. As the season passes and the snow melts Bear can tell his story, but first Bear must make sure his friends are ok.

As story time rolls around, all his friends wait for the tale that Bear has longed to tell – if only he could remember it.

A sweet story about sharing and caring and what it means to be a friend.

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