From School Library Journal
K-Gr 2-Before hunkering down to hibernate, Bear wants to share a story with his friends, but Mouse, Duck, Frog, and Mole are too busy with their own winter preparations to listen. Months later, Bear wakes up and is eager to reunite with his pals and finally tell his tale. He "clear[s] his throat," "puff[s] out his chest," and then, much to his chagrin, forgets what he wants to say. His friends offer prompts that jog his memory: "Maybe your story is about a bear," "Maybe your story is about the busy time just before winter," "there should be other characters too." In lovely circular fashion, the ending has Bear sitting on a log beginning his story that readers will remember as the first sentence of the book. Erin Stead's exquisite pencil and watercolor illustrations capture the beauty of the changing landscape with falling leaves, first snowflakes, and starry evenings. Bear's nurturing acts of kindness are also conveyed, from raising a paw to check the wind direction as Duck flies away to gently tucking Frog under a warm blanket of leaves and pine needles. The rhythms of nature and of storytelling are in fine form here.-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canadaα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review
“The universal desire to narrate our lives is at the heart of Philip C. Stead's delightful and instructive ‘Bear Has a Story to Tell.'” ―The New York Times Book Review
“The rhythms of nature and of storytelling are in fine form here.” ―School Library Journal, starred review
“...especially soulful….The quiet suggestion that no one has all the answers is just one of the many pleasures the Steads give readers.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred
“The creators of the Caldecott-winningA Sick Day for Amos McGee(2010) offer another charming story about the reciprocal nature of friendship…” ―Booklist
“Quietly entrancing.” ―Horn Book
About the Author
Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead are author and illustrator ofA Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal and aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Children's Book. This is their second collaboration. This is Erin's third picture book for Roaring Brook Press, and Philip's fifth. Philip and Erin live in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bear Has a Story to Tell[条形码 71815213]
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