Bear Can't Sleep

by Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman (Illustrator)

Overview

Bear's many animal friends try to help him get to sleep in time for winter hibernation in this companion story to "Bear Snores On." Full color.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481459730
Publisher:	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Series:	Bear Books Series
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	11.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson’s Bear Books series and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com.

Editorial Reviews

Toddler-PreS–Rhythmic rhyming verse brings a series of concerned animals into the burrow of a wakeful bear in a board book version of a popular picture book. Try as they might, the plucky crew simply cannot get their furry friend to go to sleep. Finally, the bear grows impatient and lights on a creative solution: he turns bedtime into story time, entertaining his companions and distracting himself long enough for sleepiness to kick in at last. Wilson’s evocative word choices and Chapman’s richly textured art convey a palpable warmth amid an air of wintry chill.

VERDICT Bouncy rhythm and rhyme coupled with a catchy refrain make this a surefire read-aloud hit.— School Library Journal 10/1/2022

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