Comments on: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Picture Puffin) Reviews

By: S. Patton Anderson

S. Patton Anderson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:25:41 +0000

Review by S. Patton Anderson for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Picture Puffin)
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I tried to interest my daughter in books early on (around 5 or 6 months) but she showed very little interest for a long time. She’d bat the book away, look elsewhere, or try to destroy the pages. I read in “The Read Aloud Handbook” that babies like simple pictures, so I picked up “Brown Bear” in the bookstore one day. For the first time, my daughter actually looked at the pages while I read a book. She’s now almost 15 months, and she will choose this book over any other–she names the animals for me, and flips the pages back and forth, “reading” the book to herself. It’s not the most interesting children’s book I’ve ever read, certainly, but the rhyming and the pictures caught her attention, and got her interested in books. For that, this book is invaluable to me, and I’d recommend it to anyone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:54:39 +0000

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle is a classic book for young readers. The REPETITIVE (not rhyming) text is what makes the book easy for little ones to memorize. The book introduces the very young to animal names and color words. The simple, REPETITIVE text encourages even the youngest of readers to chime in. An excellent choice and a must have in your child’s library.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:39:00 +0000

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear has provided my child with reading enjoyment since 9 months of age. The colors are outstanding and eye-catching to the little ones. This is most definately her favorite book. (As the book shows). It teaches children of various animals and associates them with colors. At the age of 14 months, my daughter could depict every picture and state it by name and color. True educational book for the young at heart . If your child does not have this book, trust me, buy it – it is well worth it. It’s companion book, “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear.” is as phenomem.

By: Wayne A. Smith

Wayne A. Smith — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:09:58 +0000

Review by Wayne A. Smith for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Picture Puffin)
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I’ve had three children who fell in love with this book around age two. It does a wonderful job of teaching colors, animals and rhyme to toddlers.Aided by Carle’s unique illustrations, this book begs to be chanted by the parent who will be reading it for the umpteenth time. (“Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me. Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a …..” etc., etc.) The cadence and rhythm of the words have fascinated my youngsters as they learn to identify different colored animals populating the pages of the book. Strictly a teaching tool, the book does not have a story per se, but it seems to be just right for the child who is just beginning to discover the larger world.

By: Julie Greeman

Julie Greeman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:30:47 +0000

Review by Julie Greeman for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Picture Puffin)
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I am a Kindergarten teacher in Connecticut, and have been using this book for many years. I have the Big Book, a regular-size Paperback version, and four small hardcover ones that I use with an original tape of Bill Martin reading the story. These books are much loved, and I decided to replenish my library with new ones, only to discover that for some reason known only to himself, Bill Martin decided to change the format. In the original version, the pictures helped give clues to the words, which emergent readers need: i.e “Brown bear, brown bear What do you see?” was on the page with the picture of the brown bear. The words “I see a red bird looking at me.” and then “Red bird, red bird, what do you see?” were on the page with the picture of the red bird. In this newer, revised version, the page that contains part of the picture of the brown bear has “I see a red bird looking at me.” on it. When you turn to the next page, with the picture of the red bird, you see the words, “Red bird, red bird, what do you see?” but then, on the same page you get the words “I see a yellow duck looking at me.” No picture clue given. I don’t like this version, and it’s now impossible for me to obtain a copy of the original version. I think they must be out of print. So I’m holding on to mine for dear life! They’re worth their weight in gold!