Little Bear’s Visit by Else Holmlund Minarik, Illustrated by Maurice Sendack

Little Bear’s Visit by Else Holmlund Minarik, Illustrated by Maurice Sendack

Summary: Little bear went to go visit Grandmother Bear and Grandfather Bear. Here he liked to try one his Grandfather’s clothes and eat his Grandmother’s cooking. That day Grandfather Bear took Little Bear to have a fun day and when they were done, they sat down for a story, but Grandfather bear fell asleep. While Grandfather Bear was sleeping Little bear went to find Grandmother bear in the garden. When Little bear found her he asked her to tell him a story instead, and so they skipped to the summer house where she told him the story of Mother Bear and Her Robin. In this story Mother Bear, as a young girl, finds a young robin hurt on the ground and takes him home. Soon the Robin heals but Mother Bear is not ready to let him go. Eventually, Mother Bear sees that Robin is sad and so she sets him fee, but every year he comes back to see her. After the story, Grandfather wakes up and tells Little Bear a story about a Goblin. In this story there was goblin who hears a scary noise in his cave and runs off into a tree hole. When he peeks outside he find that it had been his own shoes chasing after him. When the stories are over Little Bear’s parents coming to pick him up and Little Bear insists that he is not tired, but before they leave they all find that Little Bear has fallen to sleep.

Review: I though that this easy-to-read would be a fun read-a-loud book for younger children, and it is appropriate for children in Pre-k to second grade. This book would be great for students who are learning how to read independently, that's how I would use it in my classroom. It would be on a shelf where students can find their own independent reading books. I would love to have this book in my classroom, as I remember the joy I had reading them and even watching that came out in the mornings before school started.