Believe it or not, we’ve actually got a little chill in the air — even here in Phoenix. It’s time for Big Bear to hibernate, so Old Man Winter keeps telling him: "Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep." Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!
Finally, Old Man Winter finds a noisy way to get Big Bear’s attention. He sings and smiles and laughs- it's adorable so I thought to read about book by Maureen. This only strengthens her firmly held belief that God has better plans for us than we have for ourselves. A beautifully illustrated book. Perfect for story time. An above-average addition for libraries looking for more bear, hibernation, or winter stories to freshen up interactive storytimes.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT While this book will be difficult to understand for your English Language Learners (ELLs), concept-wise, the illustrations do help you connect words to actions--for example, "leap"This book is a fun add to a bear or winter animals unit, because the preK-2 audience will laugh at the bear's interpretation of what Old Man Winter is trying to tell him. Switch the light to signal the start and help ...
The illustrations are a lot of fun - especially the cute little rabbit that accompanies Big Bear everywhere throughout the story.
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Bizzy Bear is ready to win the race in this board book full of things ... He has many misadventures in this book that is perfect reading for autumn (or any time).Cute story about a bear who is told by "Old Man Winter" to go to sleep but the Big Bear cannot hear well and thinks he is telling him do other thingsNot my favorite bedtime book, but has cute illustrations and children might find it fun to be in on Bear's misunderstanding. And the little bunny friend is such an adorable added bonus!That was cute and I think the kids would find it funny but it fits a winter theme a bit more than a nap theme.I think it would be fun to do a "misheard" storytime sometime and combine this book with Telephone by Mac Barnett and Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox!Poor Bear is hard of hearing and keeps misunderstanding Old Man Winter's instructions to go to sleep...instead he is led to a series of adventures that will have young children laughing. The bear is silly and misunderstands Old Man Winter so many times that our youngest said that he needed a qtip to clean out all the wax from his ears. It may be the highlight of your day.My kids love this fun romping story of a bear who has a hard time hearing Old Man Winter’s call to sleep.Old Man Winter tries to tell his friend it is time to go to sleep, but Big Bear keeps hearing him wrong! The illustrations are a lot of fun - especially the cute little rabbit that accompanies Big Bear everywhere throughout the story. Add to cart . was named a 2010 Honor Book for the Wanda Gág Book Award at Minnesota State University. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cozy illustrations rendered in pencil and mixed media by Will Hillenbrand bring this bedtime story to a fitting conclusion.what a quick read ... i love reading kids book. was selected for the 2011 Choose to Read Ohio program at the State Library of Ohio. A funny book with lots of rhyming words. This book is full of repetition and is the perfect picture book for the young reader, however it does use some interesting words which may be difficult to understand unaided. warm, funny story!When a bear named Mack wakes up with a boy on his back, we know instantly that we’re back in the droll and ... This would This is funny, but I would have enjoyed it more without the rhyming text. While this book will be difficult to understand for your English Language Learners (ELLs), concept-wise, the illustrations do help you connect words to actions--for example, "leap".
He thinks Old Man Winter has told him to drive a jeep, to sweep, and to leap. Fiction. Zogby tries to pretend to be a bunny by wearing bunny ears, putting on whiskers, and adding ... Big Bear just can’t seem to hear what Old Man Winter is saying. by Maureen Wright is about a very likeable brown bear who is a little hard of hearing. By Will Hillenbrand, Maureen Wright. Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! A sequel to the Big Bear Book, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! This book is a fun add to a bear or winter animals unit, because the preK-2 audience will laugh at the bear's interpretation of what Old Man Winter is trying to tell him.