Little Bear (My First Reader) (My First Reader

by Diane Namm, Lisa McCue (Illustrator)

My First Readers series is perfect for children who are learning to read. Easy-to-read text, a short-story format, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. When it comes to eating, Little Bear definitely prefers honey to potatoes, peas, tomatoes, or cheese.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Children's. Little Bear goes to the store with his mother, and she asks him if he wants to eat a bunch of things. Little Bear doesn't answer, mother buys the food, and then he turns his nose up at the food. He only wants honey.

[Breyanna Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book a word list is included for readers to look up and use the vocabulary. Repetitive words are used for children so it can be understood for beginning readers.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its good for a little kids.

[Rekha.S.Nair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story of a little bear who knows what he wants to eat. Repetitive words help children to retell the story with ease. I enjoyed reading this for beginners.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Winnie the Pooh loves honey and so does Little Bear. At a recent story time celebrating "Hundred Acre Adventures" we involved the children with this story by asking questions such as “what rhymes with potatoes and is red?” There are many opportunities to predict in this story. The children love this. We interjected to the parents that rhyming text and picture clues create “emergent literacy” children by using: Predictability.
"Selections that use predictable text are particularly recommended for emergent and beginning readers. Some books are predictable because there is a close association between the illustrations and the text in the book; others are predictable because of pronounced rhyme; and some are predictable because of recurring phrases. Predictable texts aid students in their attempts to recognize words and build their confidence as readers."
http://www.lessonsense.com/info/emerg...

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series, My First Reader, seems like good follow-up to Bob. I selected this one because it had only 16 words in the word bank at the front of the text, but I was still dubious that E would be able to read it because it has multisyllabic words, silent e's, and long vowels. But I was pleasantly surprised at the leap she took in reading it. The story uses lots of repetition and has colorful, attractive pictures that help the reader deduce the new, non-repeated word. It also uses end rhymes, but on the first couple reads, a wee one is unlikely to catch them because they are far apart (every other sentence/page has an end-rhyme).

E read two more of this series tonight: "The Kite" and "Dog and Cat," and I was really disappointed in how the text and pictures did NOT mesh in one of them. Evidently the quality varies depending on the author/illustrator duo. Disappointing.

[Danielle Simmons · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a mischievous and stubborn little bear who is very picky about what he eats. The pictures take you through the grocery story and his him and include his mom and dad. This book does have rhyming and I think it fits just right.