Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Baby Bear describes his day in the forest and all the activities he shares with his father-waking up, eating, bathing, playing, and cuddling. Each spread has a single, simple line of text. The illustrations are softly hued, impressionistic natural scenes featuring a large bear and a very small cub. The animals are charming, lovable, and expressive. The text and illustrations convey the close, loving bond between parent and child. A warm, gentle story to share with preschoolers in storytime or at bedtime.-Linda Staskus, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
These books extol all the wonderful things that mothers and fathers do for their children: e.g., a mommy squirrel teaches her little one to climb; a daddy bear tickles his cub. Although the illustrations, on spacious double-page spreads, are warm and humorous, the texts are clearly geared toward parents, not children (""My mommy is always there for me. I love my mommy""). [Review covers these titles: I Love My Daddy and I Love My Mommy.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Parent-child bonding has never looked cozier, as a huge brown Papa bear and a very small cub spend quality time together from dawn till dusk in a leafy forest. The cub takes the narrative lead: "My daddy wakes me. My daddy feeds me," and so on, until after "My daddy cuddles me" the pair drowse to the simple declaration, "I love my daddy." Braun depicts hazy-edged figures and settings in long brushstrokes of golden toned browns and yellows, on a bottom layer of cool, green, flower-strewn grass. In a companion volume, I Love My Mommy (ISBN: 0-06-054310-8), he uses a similar arc and some of the same lines, but includes more abstract observations--"My mommy works really hard," "My mommy is always there for me"--and depicts a different animal pair on each spread. Both make perfect fare for an intimate shared reading, though parents may come away feeling a little pressured by the high expectations. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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