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11th out of 93 books
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205 voters
Baby Bear Sees Blue
by
Ashley Wolff
Explore the world of color with Baby Bear!Baby Bear has so much to learn about the world! From the moment he wakes until it’s time to curl up and go to sleep, he explores outside with his mama. They see green leaves, blue jays, brown trout, and—best of all—a patch of yummy red strawberries.
From bestselling picture book creator Ashley Wolff, here is a clever concept book th...more
From bestselling picture book creator Ashley Wolff, here is a clever concept book th...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
February 7th 2012
by Beach Lane Books
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Nature, colors, animals, all in one good book! Baby Bear asks Mama Bear questions about items in his environment and each answer is an introduction to a new color. Great read aloud!
Explore the world of color with Baby Bear! Baby Bear has so much to learn about the world! From the moment he wakes until it's time to curl up and go to sleep, he explores outside with his mama. They see green leaves, blue jays, brown trout, and--best of all--a patch of yummy red strawberries. From bestselling picture book creator Ashley Wolff, here is a clever concept book that combines engaging and intricate linocut illustrations with a story that enthusiastically encourages children to identi...more
This is dumb, but I dislike the typeface used in this book, and so I just skimmed it and set it aside. Then I saw on Fuse #8 that it might be Caldecott contender, so I picked it up again. The text has a wonderful rhythm and the illustrations are great for young children. It's really a winner, even though I still question the font.
Update: I shared it with my toddler story time group and it was a hit. The kids all covered their eyes at the end and saw "deep, soft black" just like baby bear.
Update: I shared it with my toddler story time group and it was a hit. The kids all covered their eyes at the end and saw "deep, soft black" just like baby bear.
Very cute book. According to the author the book is influenced by Blueberries for Sal, and it shows. The book is a lot of fun to read aloud, and the colors make it very vibrant. I loved the illustrations, but I do think some of them appear a bit sloppy, and detracted a bit. I still think this is one that could possibly be considered for the Caldecott Honor, and even got mentioned in Fuse 8's spring predictions
“Baby Bear Sees Blue” is a lovely book that follows Baby Bear, a curious bear cub who has just awakened from his long winter nap. As Baby Bear and his mother leave their warm den, he begins to ask questions about the world that he is exploring on his first outing and Mama Bear calmly answers each and every question. On each page of the story, Baby Bear observes something new in nature that is a different color of the rainbow. He is introduced to the yellow sun, green oak leaves, red strawberries...more
"The Baby Bear Sees Blue" was written by Ashley Wolff. This book is about a little baby bear, waking up for the first time in the bear den with his mother. He opens his eyes and is experiencing everything for the first time. The first thing the little baby bear sees is the sun. He asked his mother, "What is warming me, Mama" She told him it was the sun. Baby Bear see yellow. Through the story, the baby bear asked his mother questions on what everything is. He asked about what the Oak tree is, wh...more
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff follows a baby bear who, with his mother, wanders through the day discovering colors, animals, and changing weather.
Wolff's bright, detailed illustrations were created by printing on linoleum blocks in black, then hand coloring with waterclors. Among the many animals pictured are mice, squirrels, blue jays, birds, brown trout, bees, ladybug, grasshopper, butterflies, frog, snake and deer. My favorite images are yellow cave entrance, jays, under water, butterfl...more
Wolff's bright, detailed illustrations were created by printing on linoleum blocks in black, then hand coloring with waterclors. Among the many animals pictured are mice, squirrels, blue jays, birds, brown trout, bees, ladybug, grasshopper, butterflies, frog, snake and deer. My favorite images are yellow cave entrance, jays, under water, butterfl...more
I like to think of myself as having a low cutesy tolerance. Cute is fine. Cutesy is not. As a new mother, though, I find myself in the peculiar position of finding books cute that in my pre-maternal state I would have laughed off as saccharine. Suddenly When My Baby Dreams is a book I literally cannot stop staring at whenever it comes across my desk (it’s unnerving how it plunges me into a near vegetative state) and Someday by Alison McGhee actually causes saltwater tears to form in my eyeballs...more
I love the bold illustrations in this book. The printing was created on linoleum blocks in black and then the hand coloring of watercolors was added. This technique made the images stand out. I like that it is a story about a mother teaching her cub about the world and patiently answering the questions in their journey outside the cave. I like the it teaches children to discover and look at the environment around them and take in everything. I like that the illustrator used simple words to descr...more
Baby Bear Sees Blue is a great book for teaching basic concepts. This book is about a curious Baby Bear who has many questions for Mama Bear. With the turn of every page, Baby Bear learns something new. From colors to thunder, Baby Bear is discovering everything in his world. The illustrations are beautiful and immediately captured my attention. The illustrations also follow exactly what Baby Bear is seeing for the first time. Ashley Wolf did a fantastic job keeping the focus of the illustration...more
Baby Bear Sees Blue was a hit! The illustrations stand out because the illustrator uses bright, bold colors throughout. The technique she used in the illustrations also stood out. I choose this book to be the winner of the Caldecott Medal because the book's illustrations pictorially represent the story. A baby bear is asking his mother questions throughout the story, and once his mom answers the questions as to what the baby bear sees, the page after shows what color he is seeing. Each page with...more
The concept of this book is very simple, and nothing new if you're pretty familiar with picture books. Baby Bear and Mama Bear are out in nature, and Baby Bear keeps seeing/smelling/feeling something new. "What smells so good, Mama?" he'll say, and she'll reply, "Strawberries." Then the text will read: "Baby Bear Sees Red." (I'm paraphrasing here because I don't have the book in front of me.) There's a lot of repetition, which means that kids will love it and parents will... get tired of it. But...more
A story made for the curious child, Baby Bear Sees Blue is a perfect nominee for the 2013 Caldecott Award. The reader is first introduced to Baby Bear and his Mama Bear in what appears to be Baby Bears first adventure. What first captured my attention of course what the artist's style. Wolff uses a very textured watercolor style that is very appropriate for the young reader. The contrast of the bright colors the black Baby Bear sees work exceptionally well. We see that Baby Bear is most inquisit...more
Venturing from his cozy den into the outside world with Mama Bear, Baby Bear is thrilled to discover all sorts of surprises. I like how the author describes colors such as yellow and identifies related objects before Baby Bear realizes what the color is. Thus, he sees the yellow of the sun, the green of an oak tree, the blue of a jay, and the red of strawberries, among other natural pleasures. After a long day of exploring, the two head back home where Baby Bear falls asleep "and sees nothing/ b...more
First off, I LOVE the cover. The colors are exactly, eye-catchingly right. Everyone will pick up this book. The use of black makes all the colors that much bolder and brighter.
ALA ALSC Notable 2013
ALA ALSC Notable 2013
Lovely blend of narrative and color concepts. And springtime. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, can't wait to use it at storytime, especially after reading previous reviews! Bright and bold, the colors are beautifully blended into the illustrations -- children have to search them out, just like in the natural world. Wish I had a preschooler, so I could go out to the woods for a color walk! And the ending is perfect.
1 starred review: PW.
See also Fuse #8's Caldecott/Newbery spring prediction...more
1 starred review: PW.
See also Fuse #8's Caldecott/Newbery spring prediction...more
Baby Bear Sees Blue is a sweet little tale about the relationship between a mother bear and her cub. The cub, of course, is curious about everything; the colors, the sounds, the smells. I would use this book to teach color concepts to preschool kiddos, easy. The pictures are bright and cheery. I cannot think of a little one who would not like to take a gander at this book. It is a great book for story time, but I also think that it would be great for an early reader. It is not too difficult of a...more
Sep 17, 2012
Carolynne
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Malinda, Kathryn, Abigail, Gundula
Recommended to Carolynne by:
Elizabeth Bird
Beautifully written and illustrated by Ashley Wolff, this charming book tells the story of Baby Bear's dawning awareness of the colorful world around him. (The gender isn't apparent until the very end, when a rainbow is the culminating experience.) Good for teaching colors, bears, passage of time, bedtime. The carefully detailed llustrations are made with handcolored linoleum block prints. There is no Lexile measure available, but the repetitive text makes this a predictable book (meaning predic...more
Let me just say I am a fan of Ashley Wolf's art, and this book measures up to my expectations. The premise is simple... Baby Bear explores his new world in the Springtime. I liked the inclusion of color words but they are used judiciously. I really liked this book when I was finished and read Wolf's own words about the story idea. Her fondness for the mother/cub relationship in McCloskey's "Blueberries for Sal" was part of the idea but also the brilliant autumn leaf color she remembers in a phot...more
Baby Bear awakes on fine seasonal morning with his mother only to discover all the many colorful wonders of nature. After a day of exploration, the sky begins to grow dark and the rain begins to fall, a typical spring morning. This story introduces beautiful watercolors that depict the many vibrant colors of nature with gorgeous illustrations. A wonderful springtime story that is a perfect picture book for spring.
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This is such a cute book. We often forget that children have another perspective in which they explore the world around them. In this story, a baby bear explores his rich and colorful environment with his mother by his side. Children will love the rich and vibrant illustrations. They will identify with baby bear's curiosity as he discovers that the leaf waving at him is green. The trout swimming in the river is brown. The grumbling thunder is gray and that when he closes his eyes, he sees nothin...more
I mostly LOVED this book. I will happily recommend it and use it in storytime. As I read, I was thinking, "hmmm. . .Caldecott perhaps?" There was one thing that bothered me, though, and kept me from giving it 5 stars. Most of the pages where "baby sees" a color, the color is very prominent. I love the way she featured blue, green, and orange particularly. But the red page was very disappointing. Visually, it is a wonderful image. It's beautiful, as is the rest of the book. But I missed really be...more
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Baby bear wakes up in his cave with his mama and wonders what is warming him.
"That is the sun," Mama says.
Baby Bear sees yellow.
Thus begins a perfect journey that baby bear and mama bear make through the world of colors. From green oak leaves to orange butterflies, baby bear explores his world. The fact that the color isn't said until after the page turn also leaves time for little ones to guess at what color will be mentioned (and see if they can see the color hint with mama bear before the p...more
"That is the sun," Mama says.
Baby Bear sees yellow.
Thus begins a perfect journey that baby bear and mama bear make through the world of colors. From green oak leaves to orange butterflies, baby bear explores his world. The fact that the color isn't said until after the page turn also leaves time for little ones to guess at what color will be mentioned (and see if they can see the color hint with mama bear before the p...more
This peaceful book is good for any time of the day, but especially nice right before the end of day! Baby Bear and his mama wake up from their long nap and, thus, begin their peaceful travel through a day of experiencing vibrant colors in nature and learning about the world through a dialogue of questions between them. At the end of the day, back in their den, he once again closes his eyes “and sees nothing but deep, soft black,” making it an ideal bedtime story. The reader explores the world th...more
If you think there couldn't possibly be a new twist on color books, check out Baby Bear Sees Blue. So cute!
This book is a great one for kids that are also learning about their surroundings, especially things in nature. The illustrations, also done by Ashley Wolff, are brightly colored and lit up to perfectly describe the different colors and objects being portrayed throughout the story. The illustrations also do a great job at showing the face expressions of the baby cub and mama bear.
So whether you are mama bear or a cub at heart looking for a new family favorite book, I would highly recommend this...more
So whether you are mama bear or a cub at heart looking for a new family favorite book, I would highly recommend this...more
This is one of my favorite picture books published this year. Not only are the illustrations amazingly gorgeous, but the text reads smoothly and simply. I also appreciated how patient Mama Bear is with her very curious cub. She answers all his questions and lets him explore, but she is nearby should he get in trouble. This is a great book for teaching children to really see the world around them and the sights and smells that bring that world to life. It also makes for a tender bedtime story. Hi...more
This title focuses on the concept of colors without the usual plodding and somewhat boring delivery that may occur with concept books. Baby Bear explores nature and sees the colors in different objects around him---from the yellow of the sun to the gray of storm clouds. Nice option for storytime that will delight an older toddler and preschool audience. Opportunities for audience involvement as the objects are not named...rather "Baby Bear sees yellow" but the sun is not obviously stated as the...more
A fabulous book about a bear discovering the colors in his world. After Baby Bear wakes up in the den, he discovers the sun warming him and sees yellow. The story continues with Baby Bear discovering his world and colors. At the end of the story, he and his mother see a rainbow after a thunderstorm.
In addition to being a solid text to introduce and review colors, the illustrations are charming. Full of life and energy, I especially like the fuzzy bears.
Recommended for preschool audiences.
In addition to being a solid text to introduce and review colors, the illustrations are charming. Full of life and energy, I especially like the fuzzy bears.
Recommended for preschool audiences.
Ashle Wolff's illustrations are absolutely stunning in this book. It is a book about baby bear leaving his cave and discovering different bits of nature around him (along with his colors). The story is a simple one with repetitive phrasing, but the pictures outshine all the text (IMHO). I would have multiple spreads framed if I could (especially the one where he peeks underwater at the trout).
A gorgeous book that I highly recommend for children up to kindergarten.
A gorgeous book that I highly recommend for children up to kindergarten.
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