Little Bear Wants to Grow

by Judith Koppens, Suzanne Diederen (Illustrator)

Overview

"Perfect for toddlers to flip through the sturdy pages, Little Bear is sure to delight the youngest of readers." - YA & Kids Book Central

Little Bear wants to grow.
He asks Neighbor Bear, Grandma Bear, and Uncle Bear for advice.
They all have wonderful tips.
But nothing seems to work . . .
Luckily, Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear know what to do.

An amusing book about growing a little bit,
and about lots of big hugs.
For toddlers ages 30 months and up.

At Clavis, our focus is on what’s best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605374086
Publisher:	Clavis
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 8.66(h) x (d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Judith Koppens has been an author and illustrator for many years. Children are her most important source of inspiration. Their enthusiasm and honesty are always part of her work. Judith lives in the Netherlands and works as a teacher at an elementary school.

Suzanne Diederen (1974) received an education at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She specialized in illustrating children’s books and picture books. Her works have been translated into German, Swedish, Danish, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Korean. When she isn't doing yoga or having fun with her son Gilles and her daughter Sophie, she can be found working illustrations for a new picture book.

Editorial Reviews

"This is an adorable and sweet journey of a young bear who wants to grow up! Perfect for toddlers to flip through the sturdy pages, Little Bear is sure to delight the youngest of readers.." - YA & Kids Book Central

From the Publisher

2019-01-28

A little cub learns that there's just no way to speed up growing up.

Little Bear doesn't heed his parents' advice to "Be patient" about growing up and instead decides to ask others for help. Neighbor Bear tells him to eat ice cream, Grandma Bear advises lemonade, Uncle Bear advocates bicycling, and Auntie Bear suggests painting. (Little Bear and his parents are polar bears, as are Uncle and Grandma Bear; Neighbor Bear and Auntie Bear have brown fur.) Alas, nothing helps him grow in size, though perhaps the underlying message is that pleasurable experiences make the journey to growing up go by more quickly? Otherwise readers may feel that these grown-up bears are stringing the earnest little cub along with their nonsensical, playful advice. At the book's end the crestfallen, still-small cub returns to his parents, and they reassure him that he will "grow a little but every day. Just like that!" without doing anything special. A closing spread depicts the trio in a bear hug but misses an opportunity to show the little cub in the future all grown up or even just a bit bigger as evidence to reassure similarly distressed readers. The pastel-hued illustrations are equally insubstantial, though children will get some chuckles at the sight of Little Bear on the pot after many glasses of lemonade.

Maybe the story needed a little bit more growth in order to deliver a satisfying ending. (Picture book. 2-4)

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