The Sniffles for Bear (Bear and Mouse) - Softcover

Bonny Becker

4.07

829 ratings by Goodreads

9781406338560: The Sniffles for Bear (Bear and Mouse)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406338567 ISBN 13: 9781406338560

Publisher: Walker & Company, 2012

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The relentlessly cheery Mouse pushes a cold-suffering Bear to new heights of melodrama in a hilarious new adventure starring the unlikely pair. Bear has a terrible cold. In fact, Bear is quite sure that no one has ever been as sick as he is. So when Mouse comes tap, tap, tapping on his front door eager to make Bear "as good as new" by reading a sunny story, singing a rousing chorus and plinking a twangy tune on her banjo, the pitifully coughing Bear - growing weaker by the minute - is convinced that his tiny friend does not appreciate the gravity of the situation. Can there be any saving Bear from his certain demise? Welcome the world's most lovable curmudgeon and his endearing, unstoppable sidekick in a wry new comedy sure to have even red-eyed, sniffly-nosed readers rolling with laughter.

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About the Author:

Bonny Becker is the author of all four books about Bear and Mouse (the others are A Visitor for Bear 9781406323429, A Bedtime for Bear 9781406332056 and A Birthday for Bear 9781406322859), as well as a number of other award-winning picture books and young adult novels. She lives in the US, in Seattle. Kady MacDonald Denton is an author and illustrator of books for children, including the award-winning A Visitor for Bear. She lives in Ontario, Canada.

Review:

The body language of the characters conveys a huge emotional range. Whether readers are fans of this homey pair or new to the dynamic duo's doings, they will delight in the childlike repartee and comfortable friendship.--School Library JournalBear's comic sad-sack histrionics, couched in his formal phraseology, and the contrast with Mouse's perky attempts at assistance deliver bear-sized portions of humor. Kids won't have to be sniffly themselves to appreciate the sickroom drama, but it could also lighten the burden of those sentenced to whining and high Kleenex use.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Becker employs a lively mix of dramatic, over-the-top dialogue, with a plethora of descriptive language to set the tone. Denton's watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations are just right as they depict Bear in all his suffering glory. . . . Bear and Mouse are the 21st-century Damon and Pythias-kids who haven't met them yet will be happy they've encountered them now.--Kirkus ReviewsThe body language of the characters conveys a huge emotional range. Whether readers are fans of this homey pair or new to the dynamic duo's doings, they will delight in the childlike repartee and comfortable friendship.--School Library JournalThis comedic duo's exaggerated repartee continues to be funny; the soothing washes of color in Denton's delicately lined illustrations temper Bear's hysteria and Mouse's enthusiasm.--The Horn Book

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