I absolutely love this book! It has such emotional importance to me as my third daughter had breathing difficulties when she was born and spent the first 5 weeks of her life in NICU. My eldest daughter chose this book from home to take to hospital and read to her. It ended up being the only book we read during those long and heartbreaking 5 weeks. My daughter suffered severe brain damage during her birth and as such we are unsure about her future ie. we are somewhat ‘in the dark’ and very scared. It was relatable to us on so many levels; a little baby bear being afraid of the dark/the unknown and the big bear trying to help by shedding some light on the situation. The bit about them going out of the cave into the big dark unknown and the little bear being scared resonated with us as we were terrified about taking our baby out into the unknown. Amazing. Can’t read it now without bawling my eyes out. However, even if you havent had a horrendous and dramatic birth experience it’s still a very sweet and funny book and I highly recommend it as a bedtime story. This book is repetitive and would a good resource for beginning and struggling readers who could benefit from the repetitive nature, as well as the illustrations to help read the story.

It is Little Bear's birthday. But where is Mother Bear? Little Bear decides to make birthday soup for his friends in lieu of a cake, but Mother Bear has never forgotten his birthday and by the end, Little Bear knows that she never will. Related: 青蛙和蟾蜍 Frog and Toad Books Chinese Bridge Books Review A note about the English version of the Little Bear Books Take a look at the photographs that I have shared below or consider borrowing a copy at your local library to see if your child might be interested in this set! Else Holmelund Minarik (née Holmelund; September 13, 1920 – July 12, 2012) was a Danish-born American author of more than 40 children's books. She was most commonly associated with her Little Bear series of children's books, which were adapted for television. [1] Minarik was also the author of another well-known book, No Fighting, No Biting! [2] [3] Biography [ edit ]This series of books went on to spawn a TV series, Little Bear, which culminated with a direct-to-video film [2] entitled The Little Bear Movie. [3] The series was animated by Canadian studio Nelvana and starred Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear. [4] This story depicts patience and kindness on the part of big bear, where he goes to great lengths to help little bear realise that the dark is nothing to be afraid of. I have come across this book whilst on my first placement in a Special School. My severe learning difficulties nursery class are reading the book as part of their literacy lessons which they absolutely love. However as they are so young and don’t yet have the cognitive ability to have this book read to them fully as a class they have the story read to them as a sensory story – which I have found fascinating.

Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday. Engel, MJ (February 15, 2006). " 'Little Bear' author creates in Calabash". The StarNews . Retrieved August 13, 2012. This classic from Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak was written in 1957 and remains as beloved today as it was then. An ALA Notable Children's Book, this Level One I Can Read is full of warm and lovingly playful stories that are perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.The plot of the story is about a two bears, a big bear and a little bear that live in a bear cave. It’s all about the little bear not being able to sleep as he is scared ‘of the dark all around them’ and the big bear trying different ways to light up his room to reassure little bear that there is no need to be afraid of the dark, which only works when he finds the perfect way to comfort his fears, outside, in front of the moon which is the biggest light of them all. It is snowy outside, and Little Bear wants to go out and play. But no matter how much snow gear he wears, he is always cold. That is, until Mother Bear helps him realize that he never needed any of the layers, for his fur coat will always keep him warm.

In both English and Chinese, the story line has quite a bit of repetition which will help readers practice and memorize unfamiliar Chinese characters or English words throughout a chapter. In the early 1990s, plans began to be made for a television-adaption of the Little Bear book series. Premiering in 1995, the show, titled Little Bear, starred Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear. The show went on to be adapted into several video games and a feature film titled Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Little Bear Movie. The first three books in the Little Bear series were all published by Harper and Brothers. In 1962, Harper and Brothers merged with Row, Peterson, and Company to form the new company Harper and Row, which published the next book in 1968. Harper and Row then merged with William Collins in 1990 to form HarperCollins Publishers LLC, which published the final book in the series. Else Holmelund Minarik's five Little Bear books, which followed their eponymous ursine hero through some of the adventures of childhood, were one of the staples of my own personal library as a girl, and I recall reading them over and over again, until my copies fell apart. Gentle and reassuring, they are also wonderfully and subtly humorous, offering a perfectly realized depiction of a young child's interaction with the people and places in his own small world. Like subsequent installments, this first title contains four stories, each of which gently highlights some reality of child life.

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a b "Remembering "Little Bear" Author Else Holmelund Minarik". North Carolina Arts Council. July 14, 2009 . Retrieved September 5, 2017. Little Bear Goes to the Moon [ ] For the episode of the same name, see Little Bear Goes to the Moon. In What Will Little Bear Wear?, our little hero repeatedly brings his sartorial troubles to Mother Bear, confident in her ability to solve the problem, only to learn eventually that he had what he needed all along. Birthday Soup plays with the common childhood fear of having one's birthday forgotten, allowing Little Bear the opportunity to make something for himself, before reassurance (and cake!) are offered. Little Bear Goes to the Moon sees the adorable bear setting off to have an adventure far away, discovering upon his return that playing a stranger is only fun if the strength of love and home are a solid reality, behind the make-believe. And finally, Little Bear's Wish finds the ursine mother and son enjoying the intimacy of bedtime, as Little Bear learns that some wishes are more likely to be granted than others, and that Mother Bear has wishes of her own.

This book is an example of a picture book because the text is brief, and the illustrations greatly enhance the story narrative. This is a great little read for the young and the young at heart. My son really loved this book. It was one of 6 in a box set he got for reading 10 days this summer. It was really interesting watching how excited he was with the story and the illustrations. And I can give it 2 thumbs up! This is a story about a little bear that is afraid of the dark, yet overcomes this fear with the help of Big Bear, a portrayal similar to parent and child and hence easy to relate to the comfort sought and the comfort given. a b c Julia Eccleshare (July 19, 2012). "Else Holmelund Minarik obituary | Books | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian . Retrieved July 19, 2012. Our experience with the Little Bear books 《小熊 》by Else Holmelund Minarik Chinese bridge books after Sagebooks, Greenfield, and other leveled readersThese books are geared to readers 4-8 years of age. At 8 my son could read the whole book but loves sharing stories. But to be honest even as an adult there is something really enjoyable in these stories.