Illustrated by Doris Barrette
Rating: Additional
Harper, 2009, $16.99
ISBN: 978-0-06-1128769
Age/Grade level: K-2nd grade
Bright two-page spreads illustrate the ten "rules" about what not to do when you have a grizzly bear over the play. Bears are apparently very bad houseguests who will break doors, scare siblings, paint on pets and flood the bathroom. The illustrations are fun and lively, showing lots of movement, but the rules don't have that same fun. This would be a fun storytime book because of the silly theme and clear, big pictures, but the ending doesn't have that "pow" factor, and may actually lead kids who are playing attention to ask, "huh?" Good for larger collections and for bear and "what if" storytime themes.
Reviewer: Jacqueline Overlid, OCPL/Villa Park Branch
