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A Birthday for Bear: An Early Reader (Bear and Mouse)
Can a relentlessly cheery Mouse wear down a party-pooping Bear? The unlikely pair are back in a droll, utterly charming tale that early readers will celebrate.
Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house,...more
Bear does not like birthdays. He doesn’t like parties or balloons, cards or candles. In fact, Bear does not like anything to do with birthdays at all. He would much rather spend his birthday alone cleaning his house,...more
Hardcover, 56 pages
Published
September 8th 2009
by Candlewick Press
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I really enjoyed reading through this story and checking out the highly-detailed illustrations on each and every page. Some scenes in the story spanned both pages and others had two separate images that helped you see what was going on. I really liked a couple pages in particular where mouse was standing outside the door with balloons on the left page and the right page had bear standing on the other side of the door and you could see the balloons through the window. Those two pages allowed read...more
Bear the curmudgeon doesn't like birthdays, balloons, parties, cake, etc... But somehow his friend mouse finds a way (again) to make him come around. We enjoyed the book A Visitor for Bear very much and so when we saw this at the library, we just knew we had to read it. It was a fun tale with cute illustrations, and even though we liked the first book a little bit better, it was a great story to read aloud at bedtime.
This is the most perplexing book I've seen this year. A Visitor For Bear was one of my favorite picture books of 2008. It is a sumptuous picture book- 56 pages and wide, it is a lovely size and length to showcase a simple and delightful story with perfect pacing and knock-out illustrations. I thought it was a perfect picture book.
This sequel, A Birthday For Bear, is an easy-reader format book. While it is an equally lovely story, with more of the same gorgeous illustrations, I missed the heft! I...more
This sequel, A Birthday For Bear, is an easy-reader format book. While it is an equally lovely story, with more of the same gorgeous illustrations, I missed the heft! I...more
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Ahhh--I love Bear and Mouse! This is yet another adorable edition to our gruff Bear and lovable Mouse stories of friendship. Mouse is, of course, my favorite in these. I love the many ways he tries to help Bear celebrate. Especially that he attempted elements of disguise. AND--there was no singing to bear. My kind of birthday party.
A book about birthdays and not wanting them. I am still researching Bonny's style for class next month. This is an easy chapter book or easy reader and has a cute idea and theme and a few more words. It was cute and I would read it to my grandchild. Liked the play between the two friends bear and mouse.
With phrases like "shameful trickery", "appalling behavior", "it bats about quite nicely", and--my favorite--"squidjedy"--how can anyone not like this book? A Visitor for Bear was so perfect that I worried about a follow-up: would it be as good? Could it be as good?
Why, yes. Yes, it can.
Why, yes. Yes, it can.
Like many of us, Bear tries to brush away his birthday. But ever-tenacious Mouse has other ideas and tries to coax Bear into a celebration, eventually winning him over with a homemade cake and a present. Bear and Mouse are a dynamic duo and this book is a great introduction to early readers.
I *love* Bear and Mouse. VISITOR FOR BEAR was one of my favorite pbs last year. This follow up story is very similar, however, the format is different. The story is broken up into 4 short chapters. I'm not sure why because it could have worked as another picture book and the retail price is still $15.99 - even though the book is considerably smaller in size. Go figure. Regardless, I enjoyed the birthday story & these two characters very much. I'm assuming there will be a 3rd installment - if...more
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This would be a fun book to read when looking at the letter B. With it being a Bear's Birthday, there are a lot of B's and it would be great for the students to be able to recognize the sound as well as see and pick out the letter.
Fun, clever, cute, and not overdone. This is no Green Eggs and Ham where someone is trying to make someone else do something they don't want to. Rather, mouse is trying to give Bear something fun and Bear has to learn to admit it is fun.
A fine example of the crabby friend / happy friend picture book genre, with lovely illustrations, and a nicely grumpy antagonist (bear) who must be jollied out of his bad attitude about birthdays by good friend mouse. Sweet.
I love the surly but tender relationship between bear and mouse. And I loved this book because I have a husband who shares the same sentiments about birthdays as bear...I could relate to mouse's persistance!!!!
This will be good to invite kids to predict what the mouse will do when the bear refuses the mouse's celebration of the bear's birthday. Loving this series!!
This is a cute story about a bear who claims not to like birthdays and a friendly mouse that continues to try to give him a happy birthday anyway.
I thought this was a very good book. The bear was really not into birthdays but his little the mouse really wanted to give him something for his birthday. He tried many different times but failed. When he tried for the last time and gave the bear a birthday cake the bear had a change of heart and accepted his little friend presents.
Remember Bear? He hated visitors until Mouse came along? Well, now he hates birthdays, but I think we can count on Mouse to change that.
What I thought: Hilarious! Bear and Mouse are such great characters. Bear's repeated insistence that he hates birthdays will draw giggles from all children. The illustrations are lovely as always. I think Kady is becoming one of my favorite illustrators. She used such soft color and the detail, oh my! My favorite illustrations are Bear sweeping Mouse out and par...more
What I thought: Hilarious! Bear and Mouse are such great characters. Bear's repeated insistence that he hates birthdays will draw giggles from all children. The illustrations are lovely as always. I think Kady is becoming one of my favorite illustrators. She used such soft color and the detail, oh my! My favorite illustrations are Bear sweeping Mouse out and par...more
This is a great way to encourage children to try new things!
In which we are introduced to the onomatopoeia Squidjedy.
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Another charming installment in the Bear and Mouse series.
Great for those of us who are grumpy on our birthdays.
I really think that Bear and Mouse may be my new favorite characters! I love how they are each other's yin and yang - great lessons and a good, fun read!
Mouse totally has an English accent in my mind.
Cute book for third graders about friendship.
Hmmm....Bear reminds me uncomfortably of myself!
Fun and lively with a good message.
love that little mousie.
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Bear does not like birthdays, or presents, or cake, or balloons. Hrumpf. But, his friend mouse is insistent that they celebrate! And, oh-so-hard does he try! Bear is adamant and he cleans all day long and shushes mouse out the door.
But, when mouse finally gets the message and doesn't come back...it leaves bear wondering...hmmmmm. What was that present?
The illustrations are delightful and the expressions on bear and mouse are priceless.
But, when mouse finally gets the message and doesn't come back...it leaves bear wondering...hmmmmm. What was that present?
The illustrations are delightful and the expressions on bear and mouse are priceless.
Bear does not like birthdays or anything to do with them. Mouse just wants to celebrate his friend's big day. Soft watercolor illustrations add to the humor of the story.
How can you not love mouse! Charming early reader chapter book.
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Bonny Becker is the author of a number of award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels. She lives in Seattle.
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Sep 29, 2009 09:22am