- Paperback: 63 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books (1 Jan 1978)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0064440044
- ISBN-13: 978-0064440042
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 0.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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638,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #82 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > S > Sendak, Maurice
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This is the first "I Can Read Book" ever, and the first of five classic Little Bear books, expressly designed for beginning readers. Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup", Little Bear cannot find his mother and presumes she has forgotten his birthday. With the prospect of guests arriving and no cake in sight, he sets out to make birthday soup (all his friends like soup). Just as the gathering is sitting down for soup, Mother Bear shows up with a big, beautiful birthday cake. "I never did forget your birthday, and I never will," she says to her son as he hugs her leg. In "Little Bear Goes to the Moon", Little Bear declares that he will fly to the moon in his new space helmet. Mother Bear tells him to be back by lunch, and he is. The gentle, teasing repartee between Little Bear and his mother will delight young readers, and the spacious layout and large type will encourage them to keep on reading! (Ages 4 to 8) --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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One of the "Little Bear" stories in a series for beginner-readers. Little Bear wants something warm to wear, so he can play in the snow, but then he discovers that his own fur coat is the warmest thing of all. He also tries to make some birthday soup, and then tries to fly to the moon.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was read this book when I was little and I am now reading it to my children. It tells some simple but lovely stories about a little bear and his (rather traditional these days) parents. Beautifully illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the Little Bear stories are some of the best available for two to four year olds.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Delightful, heartwarming, and memorable
13 July 1998
Format:Paperback
I recently found that at 42 I still remember the story of Little Bear's birthday soup and his trip to the moon (especially the illustrations) from my own childhood. It's wonderful reading them to my son.
These are stories that stay with you always.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Enchanting
23 Jun 1998
Format:Paperback
The Little Bear books are the favorites in our house. Our three year old son and his ten month old sister actually sit and listen while they are being read these books. Mom and dad love them also. We choose these books first over all the others in our bookcase.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Pretty much perfect in every way
9 July 2002
Format:Paperback
Else Holmelund Minarik's classic "Little Bear" books first appeared in 1957 (along with illustrations by the inimitable Maurice Sendak), and they remain in print today because they are pretty much perfect in every way. Collected in this volume are three separate books: "Little Bear," "Little Bear's Friend," and "Little Bear's Visit."
My children are eight and five, but they still enjoy sitting down occasionally and revisiting Little Bear. Throughout the books, Little Bear's mother is presented as the all-knowing, all-loving, kindly parent figure (you can imagine how much any parent secretly enjoys that!). The illustrations perfectly complement the calm, simple tone taken by Minarik in her tales. They present Little Bear as the typical kid: by turns curious, goofy, sad, frustrated, content, sleepy, joyful. We see the illogic involved in so many of the rites of passage of childhood without ever feeling that Little Bear is being made fun of. No, this is a protected, dear, secure universe concocted magically by Minarik and Sendak, and it's a pleasure to visit it every time you open the book.
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