A Visitor for Bear |
Bonny Becker
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Hardcover |
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$16.99
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$11.55
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| Published by | Candlewick |
| Release date | 2008-02-26 |
| ISBN | 0763628077 |
| Availability | Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks |
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Cheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.
Bear is quite sure he doesn?t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But when Bear goes to the cupboard to get a bowl, there is the mouse ? small and gray and bright-eyed. In this slapstick tale that begs to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his breakfast in peace, but the mouse ? who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places ? just won?t go away!
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A wonderful story about loneliness and friendship-perfect for preschoolers!
"A Visitor for Bear" is a perfect story for preschoolers and anyone else for that matter. It tells the story of Bear, a rather reclusive character who prefers to live alone, undisturbed and even posts a sign on his front door "No Visitors Allowed". Things change when bear gets a visit -from a persistent, cute little mouse who just won't take NO for an answer and keeps popping up in the unlikeliest of places, much to the disgruntled Bear's annoyance. What happens eventually is the sweetest thing - friendship.
The book deftly handles the themes of loneliness and friendship, and the sentences are simply written - perfect for preschoolers. The illustrations are in watercolor and very beautiful with touches of humor, depicting the extremely annoyed Bear and the ever persistent Mouse to such an effect that one can't help but laugh out loud at their antics. Highly recommended and perfect for reading aloud.
A Visitor for Bear
The book is wonderful. My son loves the story. However, I was disappointed that I received two books instead to one that I ordered. I was billed once by amazon and once by the book distributor. I didn't return the extra book because it was more trouble than it was worth and the book was so much fun that I decided to give the extra one away as a gift.
Wonderful! (A Visitor for Bear)
What a wonderful, marvelous book! I heard it read on the Radio and had to buy it for a little friend named Nicolas. He was not yet 3 y/o but sat intently and listened and mimicked the repetitive phases in the book. It is worth the read for all aged-children with lovely illustrations. There are many lessons-learned throughout this short book. Enjoy! Sherri Anderson, Bonita, CA
the sweetest book!!!!
i'm so glad i was scanning the best seller list and found this. it is a great read aloud story. my students love it!!!!
The genesis of a most unlikely friendship
A Visitor for Bear is a children's picturebook about the genesis of a most unlikely friendship. Bear is very grumpy and prefers his privacy; his "No Visitors Allowed" sign makes that clear. But then a little grey mouse comes to call - and won't take no for an answer! No matter how much Bear forbids it, the little grey mouse keeps turning up. At last Bear capitulates and agrees to spend some time with the mouse in exchange for the mouse's agreement to leave afterwards. It turns out that sharing jokes and tea with a new friend can be fun after all! A gentle story about the pleasure of meeting and becoming friendly with new people.
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