Baby Bear's Books

PreSchool-K? This follow-up to Baby Bears Chairs (Harcourt, 2005) is a sweetly illustrated poem about a cubs passion for books. Baby Bear loves to be read to, and from morning until bedtime, he convinces a loved one to share a tale or two. He and his ever-present stuffed bee listen with rapt attention, and sometimes he returns the favor by reading a wordless book aloud. Rhyming couplets reveal a day in the life of this much-cherished cub as his parents and older brother indulge his delight in the written word. Mixed-media and collage illustrations create a warm and comfortable world filled with honey gathering, fishing, eating, and relaxing, pastimes that are all accompanied by books. Plaids, checks, stripes, and polka dots decorate the clothing and household of this happy family. Piled-up volumes are found on tabletops, the front porch, shelves, and even the hammock. The charming double-page pictures are large enough to share with groups, and the rhymes will engage listeners.? Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright ?? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. subject: easy reader, books, reading, day, bears, stories in rhyme.