Bear Snores On
Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Published: 2002
This book is a joy! It’s got all the best features that make an excellent children’s book : great story, lovable yet imperfect characters that we can all relate to, delightful and reassuring rhymes and cadence, a meaningful theme and beautiful artwork. Every child that I have read the book with has enjoyed it and asked to read it again.
This is a great book to do “imagination reading” (also known as a ‘picture walk’). This is when the students look at the pictures (and don’t read the words) and imagine what is happening in the story. This is not a lazy exercise, actually it’s just the opposite. The student is allowed to use their own imagination and inference skills to come up with their own narrative about the story. Every few pages you can ask “What’s the bear doing?” or later in the book “What do you think the bear is feeling?”. This gives the student the opportunity to circle back to the title/theme of the book (which is about the bear).
Because of the wonderful rhymes and artwork, you can read this book with very young children, up to age 4 or 5 years. This is an excellent pick for the beginning of the pre-school year.
Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Published: 2002
This book is a joy! It’s got all the best features that make an excellent children’s book : great story, lovable yet imperfect characters that we can all relate to, delightful and reassuring rhymes and cadence, a meaningful theme and beautiful artwork. Every child that I have read the book with has enjoyed it and asked to read it again.
This is a great book to do “imagination reading” (also known as a ‘picture walk’). This is when the students look at the pictures (and don’t read the words) and imagine what is happening in the story. This is not a lazy exercise, actually it’s just the opposite. The student is allowed to use their own imagination and inference skills to come up with their own narrative about the story. Every few pages you can ask “What’s the bear doing?” or later in the book “What do you think the bear is feeling?”. This gives the student the opportunity to circle back to the title/theme of the book (which is about the bear).
Because of the wonderful rhymes and artwork, you can read this book with very young children, up to age 4 or 5 years. This is an excellent pick for the beginning of the pre-school year.
Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Published: 2002
This book is a joy! It’s got all the best features that make an excellent children’s book : great story, lovable yet imperfect characters that we can all relate to, delightful and reassuring rhymes and cadence, a meaningful theme and beautiful artwork. Every child that I have read the book with has enjoyed it and asked to read it again.
This is a great book to do “imagination reading” (also known as a ‘picture walk’). This is when the students look at the pictures (and don’t read the words) and imagine what is happening in the story. This is not a lazy exercise, actually it’s just the opposite. The student is allowed to use their own imagination and inference skills to come up with their own narrative about the story. Every few pages you can ask “What’s the bear doing?” or later in the book “What do you think the bear is feeling?”. This gives the student the opportunity to circle back to the title/theme of the book (which is about the bear).
Because of the wonderful rhymes and artwork, you can read this book with very young children, up to age 4 or 5 years. This is an excellent pick for the beginning of the pre-school year.