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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by
Don Wood,
Audrey Wood (Goodreads Author)
Who likes strawberries? The mouse does. The bear does. But the reader plays the key role.
Board Books
Published
September 1st 1998
by Child's Play International
(first published June 1st 1984)
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Okay. WHY is this book so gosh-darn-cute!? It is SO simple. But there is something undeniably charming about Wood & Wood--the story just zips along, goes SO perfectly with the illustrations--it is a great read-aloud as the narrator is always talking directly to the little mouse.
Little Mouse and the Big Ripe Strawberry, written by Don Wood and Audrey Wood, is about a little mouse who picks a strawberry one day. The book is written as if there is another character within the story however the character is not shown within the illustrations. This character tells the mouse that the something is coming to eat the his strawberry and the mouse attempts to hid his strawberry. The mouse goes through number of emotions such as being scarred, worried, happy etc. In the end the m...more
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Title of Book: The little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Authors: Don and Audrey Wood
Illustrated by: Don Wood
This is a delightful and humorous book which appeals to both children and adults alike. There is a beautiful red ripe strawberry growing near Little Mouse’s tree trunk home. He is tempted to pick the strawberry but then he is warned by the narrator of the story about the Big Hungry Bear. The narrator explains that the Big Hungry Bear loves strawberries a...more
Title of Book: The little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Authors: Don and Audrey Wood
Illustrated by: Don Wood
This is a delightful and humorous book which appeals to both children and adults alike. There is a beautiful red ripe strawberry growing near Little Mouse’s tree trunk home. He is tempted to pick the strawberry but then he is warned by the narrator of the story about the Big Hungry Bear. The narrator explains that the Big Hungry Bear loves strawberries a...more
This was another book that was read to me in elementary school and more specifically, kindergarten. Our teacher would always read this book to use because we always requested it. I think we loved seeing the little mouse in the book and the sense of suspense that was created. Last semester I re-read this book and still enjoyed it. Being a lot older, I really noticed the beautiful, vibrant illustrations and I guess that was something I never noticed or paid attention to as a young kid. This book i...more
There’s a beautiful red ripe strawberry near the tree trunk home of little Mouse. Mouse cannot wait to pick the strawberry, but then the narrator warns the mouse about the big hungry Bear. The Bear loves strawberries and no matter how cleverly you hide them or vigilantly guard them, the Bear will find them and eat them! Good thing the narrator knows just what to do to save the strawberry. One half for the little Mouse to eat and one for the narrator; that’s the way to save a strawberry from the...more
I personally really enjoyed reading this book because of the fun mysterious storyline. The narrator’s voice makes this book quite interesting and engaging. I really liked the illustrations in the book. I think that they would be really good to use with children in year one or reception where they would have to order the pictures. The pictures are really vivid and colourful. The only negative that I have about this book is the fact that there really isn’t a big hungry bear and I feel that childre...more
This is a very cute little book. Vivid illustrations, simple but fun storyline. It is the only book that my nine-month-old and two-year-old both really love right now. My older child can recite the whole thing and my younger child finds the "BOOM BOOM BOOM" part to be hilarious. I think that they would both give it five stars!
Although I have enjoyed reading it, I would have to give it a lesser rating, and here's why. At an age when she is learning the nuances of seemingly everything and is absor...more
Although I have enjoyed reading it, I would have to give it a lesser rating, and here's why. At an age when she is learning the nuances of seemingly everything and is absor...more
What a fun book for young readers! The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, written by Don and Audrey Wood, is a clever and humorous story about a mouse who must hide his beloved strawberry from the big, hungry bear. I loved the witty narrator throughout this book who tells the mouse about the trouble that comes from having such a red, ripe strawberry with such a big, hungry bear about.
The illustrations, by Don Wood, are remarkable. The attention to detail in this pic...more
The illustrations, by Don Wood, are remarkable. The attention to detail in this pic...more
Jul 28, 2012
Cindy Amrhein
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
books-i-read-to-my-grandbaby
Who doesn't think this is the cutest book ever? That's what I thought. This is the first book I bought for my granddaughter when we started reading her bed time stories. I love the illustrations, colorful and well drawn but not real busy (like Richard Scarry books where there is too much going on) and not too many words on a page. It's a fun read, as kids books should be, without all the didacticism found in some children's stories.
My granddaughter is now 14 months old. I don't care what story...more
My granddaughter is now 14 months old. I don't care what story...more
This book is about a little mouse who will do anything to save his strawberry from the big hungry bear.The bear may hold all the cards but who is playing the foxes role?
I saw this book being read to the children in nursery and they love it. The illustrations are eye catching and fun, as it shows good imagery of the story being told. This book is also very engaging for young pupils, it makes good use of adjectives right from the beginning. It has a good use of questioning and builds up anticipati...more
I saw this book being read to the children in nursery and they love it. The illustrations are eye catching and fun, as it shows good imagery of the story being told. This book is also very engaging for young pupils, it makes good use of adjectives right from the beginning. It has a good use of questioning and builds up anticipati...more
Jul 07, 2012
Lindsay
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
mice,
strawberries,
eating,
food,
children,
picture-book,
story-time,
spanish,
narrative-skills
In this story, Mouse picks a delicious, ripe, red strawberry and is sweating it when he learns--through the narrator--that the "big hungry bear" loves to eat strawberries. It's a fun story that maybe the little ones won't "get" right away, but it's also kind of the purpose. This is a great story to use for building narrative skills because of what--and what doesn't--happen in the story. Parents/caregivers could ask children questions about what they think is going to happen next or what happened...more
This is the first book I ever really loved and read it (or well, had my mom read it to me) over 100 times. I still know the words to this book by heart ("hello little mouse what are you doing?").
I really enjoy this book it was one of my favorites as a child. I really like how the book is as if we are talking to the mouse and he responds to what we are saying. The pictures in here are great and go along perfectly with the story. The book also has some twisted story about sharing even though the author waited the entire book to suggest sharing the strawberry. I think students will really enjoy this book and think it is silly. It also has good conversation starters like asking what their f...more
This is my all-time favorite book from all the children's books I read with my boys when they were toddlers! We read it so often, that my 3 year old (at the time, now 20 years ago) had it memorized, and "read" it to me as we turned the pages. Every time I think of this book, I'm filled with warm, happy memories. It's such an adorable story, a fun read, and the illustrations are fabulous! Audrey Wood is my favorite author of children's books, and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND any of her works to any parent...more
For the perfect meal a hungry mouse finds a big, red, ripe strawberry that looks especially delicious to eat. But the Narrator warns him that a big, hungry bear is can find yummy strawberries too. The mouse desperately tries to hide it before coming up with the perfect solution.
This was a super cute book. Everyone I talked to says that it was one of their favorite books as a child, but I had never even heard of it before a couple weeks ago. It’s cute, the mouse has many solutions for hiding the...more
This was a super cute book. Everyone I talked to says that it was one of their favorite books as a child, but I had never even heard of it before a couple weeks ago. It’s cute, the mouse has many solutions for hiding the...more
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear is a wonderful book. The text is written in such a way where the reader, or narrator, is actually the propeller of the story. The involvement of the reader encourages each page turn and affects the story as it happens making it appear almost as if the story is being written right in front of your eyes. The suggestion of the 'big hungry bear' builds the suspense as each attempt to hide the strawberry fails until we reach the story...more
My children would give this book 10 stars if they could.
What's not to like about this book? A very little mouse has a bit of a large problem: how to hide a red, ripe, delicious strawberry from the big hungry bear? Do you disguise it with a fake moustache and glasses? No... the answer... is quite simple. Subtle humour, understated humour in illustrations and the surprising and quietly funny and loving ending make this one a storytime hit with families. Just the right length to share with younger siblings; just the right amount of story to share with g...more
A little different. The illustrations are retro, as the cover implies. The text was so brief I read the whole book while deciding whether to check it out or not. The ending, imo, wasn't as much of a surprise as it was probably meant to be. But the rhythm and the large font and the gentle humor mean it's likely to be a hit in preschool story-times.
ETA - just read Jamie's review, and she(?) makes a good point about 'fear and deception' so I say discuss that with your child, say how you think it's...more
ETA - just read Jamie's review, and she(?) makes a good point about 'fear and deception' so I say discuss that with your child, say how you think it's...more
I read this for literacy class and fell in love with the little mouse: I wanted to take him home. I must admit I have a weakness for children's books and I was also predisposed to like this one because one of my favorite books growing up was also written by Don and Audrey Wood (King Bidgood's in the Bathtub); however, I still believe it is a genuinely cute book for children and adults. A fellow reader commented on how the story requires the reader to be a devil's advocate which is a different an...more
The little mouse harvests a luscious strawberry and is tricked into sharing half with the seemingly solicitous observer who warns of a strawberry-loving bear who will come to steal it if it is not devoured on the spot.
My two year old just declared this to be his favorite book. The illustrations are engaging and detailed. The mouse's pleasure and pride are utterly adorable. My older son never got the joke behind the book, and my toddler is always asking "where is the bear?" But it certainly does...more
My two year old just declared this to be his favorite book. The illustrations are engaging and detailed. The mouse's pleasure and pride are utterly adorable. My older son never got the joke behind the book, and my toddler is always asking "where is the bear?" But it certainly does...more
Little Mouse has found a red, ripe strawberry...but what about the big hungry bear?
Fab read aloud for toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten. Not to jinx you, but this one always works. The text is simple and straightforward while also managing to create suspense.
If you're new to reading aloud - absolutely start here. The only thing not to like about this book is having to type the super long title onto lesson plans & possibly the fact that the mouse looks a little goofy on the cover--he loo...more
Fab read aloud for toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten. Not to jinx you, but this one always works. The text is simple and straightforward while also managing to create suspense.
If you're new to reading aloud - absolutely start here. The only thing not to like about this book is having to type the super long title onto lesson plans & possibly the fact that the mouse looks a little goofy on the cover--he loo...more
"Ohhh, how that Bear loves red, ripe strawberries!"
The little mouse will do anything to save his strawberry from the big, hungry bear. The bear holds all the cards, but who is playing the fox's role?
This is one of my top ten favorite picture books of all time. There are those who say that picture book authors have it easy. After all, they say, anyone can write a few lines for kids. Not so. This picture book is carefully thought out, its rhythm, tone and devices laboriously tweeked. Audrey and D...more
This was one of my favorite books from childhood! I think that what I loved about it was the way my mom would read it in an interactive way. I remember she would have me pretend to smell the strawberry, touch the strawberry, etc... The book is written in the rare "Second Person" point of view so it does invite the reader to be part of the story. I loved the illustrations, the mouse's ideas for disguising the strawberry, and the clever ending! I wonder if this is why strawberries are one of my fa...more
Jun 19, 2012
Amanda
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Preschoolers, Parents
Shelves:
preschool-fiction
At first I didn't care for this book, the rhythem and structure of the sentences on the pages felt off...at first. But I kept picking it up again to read it to my daughter at nap time, and it wasn't before long before I loved it. I think one of the things that threw me off was that the Big Hungery Bear, which seems to be a central focus, never makes an entrance in the story...but that, in the end, is what is actually charming about the book. If you've got a little one, definitely give this book...more
Disturbingly good, if I remember correctly. Kind of dark. With glossy, deeply-pigmented pictures. I have fond memories of reading and re-reading this, mostly for the sake of the pretty pretty pictures. (I think there was a kind of Stranger-Than-Fiction-esque narrator who the protagonist hears, and that part was also kind of amusing but also kind of frustrating because I so wanted the little mouse to be able to enjoy his bloodred berry in peace and that derned narrator kept messing things up...)
One of my favorite board books. It's really for a little older reader, but it does a great job "breaking the fourth wall" by having the narrator speaking to the character of the book as if s/he is also the person reading the book. A really unique version of second person narration. It also uses a great sense of humor and tells the story of a narrator conning an unspecting mouse out of half of its strawberry by playing on fears of a "big hungry bear" that's never even seen "on stage."
A favorite of mine that is close to my heart. Written in a style where you are talking to the mouse and trying to help him save his strawberry from a hungry bear, you laugh at the wonderful illustrations that show the mouse desperately doing anything to protect his treat! Disguising the strawberry never fails to get a giggle out of me - and I've read this book countless times to young audiences. Worth having in your library and one you won't mind reading over and over again.
Despite the fact that I KNOW I had a copy for my second graders, I've never read this book. And it is cute, cute, cute! A mouse finds a delicious red strawberry. The narrator warns the mouse that bears loooove strawberries and are sure to find it, no matter what you do. Finally, the mouse and the narrator share the strawberry and all's well that ends well.
A beautifully illustrated picture book. A wonderful bedtime book and a great choice for preschool students.
A beautifully illustrated picture book. A wonderful bedtime book and a great choice for preschool students.
This is about a little mouse who is trying to save the red ripe strawberry from the big hungry bear. He tries plucking it, hiding it, and disguising it, but there's nothing he can do but eat it!
This is a call and answer book with the narrator and the illustrator. The narrations give a suggestion or point something out and the illustrations with the mouse respond to it.
This would be a good read aloud book for k-2. This would be a good book for early readers.
This is a call and answer book with the narrator and the illustrator. The narrations give a suggestion or point something out and the illustrations with the mouse respond to it.
This would be a good read aloud book for k-2. This would be a good book for early readers.
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