Bear Says Thanks (Bear Books)

by Karma Wilson (Author) Jane Chapman (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Bear Books

In this playful and charmingly illustrated picture book, Bear has so much to give thanks for!

What better way for Bear to say thanks than over a nice, big dinner? Bear decides to throw a feast! One by one, Bear's friends show up with different platters of delicious food to share. There's just one problem: Bear's cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

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Even preschoolers new to the series will be charmed by this big, gentle bear and his generous woodland friends.

Review quotes

Told in rhymed verse, the text reads aloud smoothly. As the animals arrive with their edible gifts, a repeated line, 'and the bear says thanks' gives children a chance to participate in the story. The book's large format allows plenty of space for the illustrations, and Chapman's lively acrylic paintings make the most of it. Even preschoolers new to the series will be charmed by this big, gentle bear and his generous woodland friends.—Booklist

Karma Wilson
Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson's Bear Books series and Mortimer's Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416958567
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date
September 04, 2012
Series
Bear Books
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV017060 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
Library of Congress categories
Bears
Gratitude

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