Bear Day - Hardcover

Rylant, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152010904 ISBN 13: 9780152010904

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 1998

Synopsis

Bear carefully prepares for his day by brushing his teeth, getting dressed, and having breakfast. He grabs his hat and backpack, then heads out for a relaxing walk. Would you like to come along? With its gentle rhyme and tender illustrations, Bear Day will captivate little ones as they recognize their own routines in Bear's activities.

About this title

About the Author:

Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She's well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. www.cynthiarylant.com.

   

From Publishers Weekly:

Rylant (The Blue Hill Meadows) sounds a minor note in this paper-over-board book; nonetheless, her rhyming tale is agreeably sweet. Bear's day is chronicled from reveille on: "He wakes in striped pajamas,/ a sock still on his head./ He says hello to Teddy,/ whom he always takes to bed." The use of language holds few surprises, right down to a rhyme about Bear returning "at night to his warm house" and then saying a prayer, "quiet as a mouse." But the details, like the sock atop the waking Bear's head, are tender and specific, and the cozy structure of Bear's day is inviting. Selby's (The Seed Bunny) creamy pastel gouaches perk up the action with vibrantly patterned compositions that are just dynamic enough to move the reader from one simple sentence to the next. Both text and pictures slow down for the ending, in which Bear holds a candle to light his way to bed; this book, too, will ease the path to bedtime. Ages 2-6.
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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0152010904
• ISBN 13: 9780152010904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Selby Jennifer