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Bears in Bed
Shirley Parenteau
Illustrated by David Walker

Candlewick Press
August 2012 / ISBN 9780763653385
Picture book, bears, bedtime (ages 2-5)
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Reviewed by Bob Walch


Open this picture book and you’ll immediately discover five empty beds. Now whose beds could these be? Why they are bear beds! It will be up to Big Brown Bear to get his four little bears into their beds for the night.

This won’t be an easy task but Big Brown Bear eventually gets Yellow Bear, Fuzz Bear, Calico Bear and Floppy Bear tucked in. Then they all get a kiss good-night.

“Whoosh!” Oh my, what was that? “Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!” Something has awakened Big Brown Bear. What could it be? Check the little bears’ beds. Goodness, they are empty!

It looks like Big Brown Bear will have to start all over again. How he settles the cubs down is rather clever and you’ll have to read this delightful, rhymed, read-aloud story book to see what he comes up with. It’s a technique parents have used for years and it works like a charm.

 
Reviewed 2013
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