John and El's Favorite Books

The bears' picks for best books: May 2000
These titles should be available at your local library.


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Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Barbara Firth

Little Bear has a hard time getting to sleep in the 
dark bear cave until Big Bear finds a large enough 
light to calm all his fears.
 

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Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Boy and bear join in a joyous jam-jamboree 
as they romp in rhyme through the pages, 
picking billions of berries.

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Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
By Nancy White Carlstrom
Illustrated by Bruce Degen

Follow Jesse Bear from morning to night 
as he wears shirts and pants, sand and ants, 
stars and skies, and sleep in his eyes.
 

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Where's My Teddy by Jez Alborough

Lonesome Freddie, looking for his teddy, 
meets up with a real bear 
who has lost his best friend too.

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Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander

Blackboard Bear springs off the wall, drawn from a
preschooler's imagination after his big brother says 
he's too little to play with the older boys. 
He finds that when a little boy has a big bear, 
being little doesn't matter after all.

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All of our book reviews are written by respected children's librarian
Barbara Lintner of the Urbana Free Library in Urbana, IL.  AKA, Natalie's Mom.


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