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Big Black Bear
When Big Black Bear shows up at the Brown Brick House on Sycamore Street, he's not very nice or polite. He barges in, makes a mess, and even threatens to eat Little Girl. Will she be able to teach him some manners?
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 1993
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May 19, 2019
Your three-year-old will love this.
March 2, 2018
The kids knew that Big Black Bear was not being nice. B
December 17, 2022
My 1 year old and 4 year old love this book, and it’s one I don’t mind reading over and over.
March 19, 2016
When you are up against the likes of Dr Seuss and Julia Donaldson, making a rhyming kid's book is high risk. Nevertheless, that's what keeps the steady pace in Big Black Bear, which is a delight to read. A naughty bear pushes his rude way into a house and starts demanding from the little girl who lives there.
Basically the story is about manners. What makes it highly enjoyable is that there is no preaching or condescending attitude towards the reader/little listener. A kid generally knows what being polite and amicable means and Yee acknowledges this by making the little girl in the book voice the disapproval. Mother bear comes in to finally put the bear in his place.
Not sure how the illustrations, which look remarkably like something from an Adobe program, were made, seeing the book was published over 20 years ago, prior to the everyday use of design programs...maybe old-school cut and paste, as in cutting out shapes and pasting them. Maybe they are simple poster paints. Or maybe prints as that is what the maker studied at uni.
Basically the story is about manners. What makes it highly enjoyable is that there is no preaching or condescending attitude towards the reader/little listener. A kid generally knows what being polite and amicable means and Yee acknowledges this by making the little girl in the book voice the disapproval. Mother bear comes in to finally put the bear in his place.
Not sure how the illustrations, which look remarkably like something from an Adobe program, were made, seeing the book was published over 20 years ago, prior to the everyday use of design programs...maybe old-school cut and paste, as in cutting out shapes and pasting them. Maybe they are simple poster paints. Or maybe prints as that is what the maker studied at uni.
August 3, 2007
Snappy rhyme and funky, expressive illustrations tell a quick and entertaining tale of boundaries, bad behaviour and the baby inside the bully. Our girls are just as tickled by this book now, at ages 5 and 7, as they were during its billions of readings in their toddler years.
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March 21, 2014
A scary, silly tale - My 3-year-old girl got this for her birthday, and just loves it. It's a bit scary, as the bear misbehaves, but it's also silly, and she enjoys seeing him get his comeuppance. The rhymes are fun, too. The art is a bit crude, but the story is very enjoyable.
February 20, 2010
A very cute story about manners. My boys enjoyed it.
April 16, 2010
A very good lesson book for bad behavior.
October 16, 2014
Rhyming text. Brightly colored, two-dimensional, expressive illustrations. Funny. Bear gets his comeuppance when his mother shows up and reminds him to mind his manners. Use with ages 3-5 yrs.
March 10, 2011
Pre-K, phonological awareness, narrative skills, good manners.
February 4, 2013
Big black bear just barges into the house of a girl. No manners and doesn't seem to think he needs to use politeness until someone else tells him otherwise in the end.
November 18, 2015
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