If Beaver Had A Fever

by Helen Ketteman, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)

Overview

Little Bear is wondering . . . If Mama Bear were a doctor, how would she handle: a beaver with a fever, a goat with a sore throat, a gnu with the flu, and more? Mama Bear has an answer to all of Little Bear’s questions. She is one silly “Doctor” Mama Bear! But what if Little Bear were sick? Would Doctor Mama Bear know just what to do to make him feel better? Kevin O’Malley’s artwork rendered in crayon, markers, and colored pencils offers an original and amusing rendition of the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761459514
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	01/05/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD630L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Author Helen Ketteman lives in Sanibel Island, Florida. She is the author of The Three Little Gators, Armadillo Tattletale, Swamp Song, and Goodnight, Little Monster among others.

Illustrator Kevin O’Malley lives in Baltimore, Maryland. He illustrated The Birthday Pet, Hippo Goes Bananas!, and the Miss Malarkey books.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3—Momma Bear and her cub enjoy a rhyming conversation about how she'd care for the animals if she were a doctor. "If you were a doctor/in charge of the zoo,/what would you do/if Gnu had the flu?" asks Little Bear. Momma would come to the rescue with cake and the appropriate pills. But what about chimps with limps, deer that can't hear, a meerkat that gets too fat, or weasels with measles? Momma has the proper cure for every one of them. The question inevitably turns to "how would you be/if you were a doctor,/and the sick one were me?" As that would be a special case, Momma's proposed cures are extra nice. Little Bear would get his favorite foods, a round of board games, cuddles and tickles, and the best care of all. O'Malley's illustrations were done with crayons, colored pencils, and colored markers. In the foreground Momma and Little Bear have their playful conversation, while behind them Little Bear's artwork—drawn to mimic crayon drawings by children—act as the backdrop. Overall, an additional story about a mother's enduring love.—Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA

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