Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Chaud doesn't rest on his laurels in this wonderfully energetic follow-up to The Bear's Song and The Bear's Sea Escape. This time, Little Bear is hunting for his father, and die-cut holes guide readers from location to location. As usual, Chaud's expansive scenes are packed with quirky, amusing details (two children have an underground tea party, not far from where several moles dance under a disco ball). Beyond the surprises of where Little Bear will pop up next, Chaud rounds out his ursine family with not one but two new characters, perhaps setting the stage for adventures still to come. Ages 3-5. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Words are barely (bearly?) necessary when the illustrations are so entrancing. Baby Bear awakes on a Spring day and finds Papa missing. He sets off searching for him through the forest, into a cave, through a set of pipes, and up to the entrance of a circus tent, where it turns out that Papa is performing high-flying feats of daring. Naturally, Baby Bear joins in and sails into the air only to land on Mama. And what's that Mama is holding in her lap? Welcome, Teeny Tiny Bear! The different landscapes provide varied arenas for Chaud's crowded pen-and-ink cartoons with the sort of amusing details that will endlessly occupy a certain type of three-year-old's attention. In this third installment of Baby Bear's adventures, the fun is enhanced by die-cuts in an assortment of shapes. Familiarity with the previous books is not essential, but it won't hurt, either. VERDICT Make room on your shelves for this oversize entertainment.-Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NY © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Little Bear wakes up from hibernation to follow a series of die-cut holes through an early-spring adventure. The oversize pages in this third book (The Bear's Song; The Bear's Sea Escape) are filled with humorous details and small stories for youngsters to explore. The familiar narrative is beside the point; the lively detailed art more than compensates for it. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Little Bear has an exciting experience in store when he follows Papa Bear to work. In their two previous outings, Bear's Song (2013) and Bear's Sea Escape (2014), it's been Papa Bear chasing after his errant offspring. Here the tables turn: waking from hibernation to find Papa gone, Little Bear gallops in pursuit down a long, winding road that leads him through teeming woodlands, an equally populous underground, and at last to an immense circus tent! There, he sees his dad on the high wire, gets to be blasted out of a cannon, and lands in the arms ofMama Bear, who has a teeny tiny surprise of her own to present. Along with packing hundreds of diminutive but individually drawn animals, circus performers, and spectators into his oversized scenes, Chaud tucks in humorous side business, such as a glimpse of Alice and the White Rabbit. He also prompts viewers to trail the wide-eyed cub with small die-cut holes of diverse shape that offer previews of tantalizing details on the next spread. The newly expanded ursine clan caps its performance with a further display of spectacular acrobatics, then makes its way home. The spare text is a touch flat, but the loss of the French original's punning, fun-to-pronounce title, Poupoupidours, is the only real disappointment here. A charmer, like its predecessors. (Picture book. 6-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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