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Product Identifiers

PublisherCandlewick Press

ISBN-10076363588X

ISBN-139780763635886

eBay Product ID (ePID)16038785091

Product Key Features

Book TitleBears on Chairs

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicSocial Themes / Manners & Etiquette, concepts / Counting & Numbers, General, Animals / Bears, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / General, Animals / Baby Animals

IllustratorYes, Walker, David M.

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorShirley Parenteau

Book SeriesBears on Chairs Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width10.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

ReviewsBetween the unerringly positive approach to a common early-childhood dilemma and the can't-miss rhyme, this volume will likely find its place on many a daycare shelf. --Kirkus Reviews Rhyming text is simple enough for a preschool audience, and the lesson the bears model about sharing, though obvious, will be welcomed by many teachers and parents. --Publishers Weekly Parenteau's brief rhythmic text is bouncy and light, and ideal for reading aloud. Themes of sharing and compassion are introduced in developmentally appropriate, subtle ways, and the bears' discovery of their own resolution is a refreshing conclusion to the story. Walker's acrylic illustrations match the airy lyricism and mood of the text. --School Library Journal Along with the visual treat of watching softly colored bears and chairs on expanses of white pages, this book cleverly melds words and art. --Booklist

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToKindergarten

SynopsisCan five bears share four chairs? The infectious rhymes and easy charm of this winsome read-aloud will make young listeners sit up and take notice. Four happy bears on four small chairs. Four chairs. Four adorable bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows up -- what a stare! -- and wants a seat. Can these clever bears put their heads together (among other things) and make space for one more? With endearing, expressive illustrations and a sustained rhyme in every line, here is a cozy tale that makes it clear there is room for all., Can five bears share four chairs? The infectious rhymes and easy charm of this winsome read-aloud will make young listeners sit up and take notice. Four happy bears on four small chairs. Four chairs. Four adorable bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows up -- what a stare -- and wants a seat. Can these clever bears put their heads together (among other things) and make space for one more? With endearing, expressive illustrations and a sustained rhyme in every line, here is a cozy tale that makes it clear there is room for all.