Rating: Very Good
Houghton Mifflin, 2008, $16.00
ISBN: 978-0618759231
Age/Grade Level: preschool
This is a simple story about a bear who wants to paint a picture. Along come “two fine, proper gentlemen” who keep telling the bear that his picture doesn’t look like anything. But of course, the bear doesn’t mind because at the end he likes his picture anyway. This is a great choice for storytime as the text is short and sweet. The pictures are colorful and engaging and children will enjoy trying to decipher what the bear is painting as the story moves along. It’s also a good choice for teaching children the importance of being unique and appreciating their own creations. Overall, it’s a good picture book that will undoubtedly find plenty of readers in the children’s collection.
Reviewer: Sarah Stimson, Orange County Public Library/Irvine University Park
