Bearful Bear by Anna Lee Everhart

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Children's Book

Bearful Bear and His New Moves by Anna Lee Everhart is a fun children’s story book to read to your kids. The book is about an active bear who loves to romp around. One day while romping around in the forest he started wondering how the other animals move. He wanted to learn how to jump, hop, fly or even gallop.

With the help of his friends he learned how to jump, hop, fly, gallop, roll and swim. He also got his grove back.

My thoughts

I find this book a great action book for kids The rhythm and rhyme is wonderful introduction to phonics. Children can imitate movements on each page and be equally active as bear is in the story. I love the colorful illustrations in the book as they made it easy for the child to visualize the various new moves that Bear has learned throughout the story.

You can purchase this children’s story book on Amazon

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February 25, 2012

Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners by Beth Bracken

Dominique Book Review Beth Bracken, Children's Book

Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners by Beth Bracken is a colourful picture book teaching about the importance of having good manners for kids age 4-6 yrs old.

Pete the Monkey is one boy with really bad manners. He doesn’t give too hoots that he is being rude and gross. In fact Pete enjoys the attention he gets from misbehaving. One day he got to experience a taste of his own medicine when his parents and sisters ganged up against him during dinner.

Pete got frustrated to see them displaying such bad manners and finally understood the point that they were trying to get across to him on how important it is to have good manners. From that day onwards Pete tried his best to behave himself on all occasions.

I personally found the book a fun read however am not sure if the child reading it will be able to take away the message of the importance of having good manners. It is rather a hit or miss as some children may take it that their bad behaviour is acceptable as adults also behave in the same way and may not correct their behaviour instead.

My 5yr old was a bit disgusted with Pete’s behaviour and mentioned that he should behaved himself at the table. I’m lucky that he doesn’t behave like Pete and has good manners.

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