Bear Hugs [Paperback]

Kathleen Hague (Author), Michael Hague (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

"This is an attractively drawn, can’t-miss addition to the bears’ canon."
--School Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Affable ursine verses are accompanied by illustrations of endearing teddy bears. of all descriptions. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-- These brief poems celebrate the loving bonding of child and bear in small moments of contact, and there are no parents around to spoil it. While the toys and nursery furniture painted here recall an idealized childhood, the children themselves are your rumpled, garden-variety preschoolers. A stenciled border with hearts in each corner reinforces the nostalgic theme and holds everything together. Jane Yolen's The Three Bears Rhyme Book (HBJ, 1987), to which this is a natural companion, has more, more varied, and longer poems. However, never mind that kids are more likely to play with a teenaged mutant-something than a teddy these days or that libraries and stores are overflowing with these lovable totems of childhood. This is an attractively drawn, can't-miss addition to the bears' canon. --Anna Biagioni Hart, Sherwood Regional Library, Alexandria, VA
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (September 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805023445
• ISBN-13: 978-0805023442
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bear Hugs for this Charming Book of Poetry, October 19, 2002

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Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear Hugs (Paperback)

The talented husband and wife team of Michael and Kathleen Hague have once again created a delightful treasure for the nursery library. This precious little book is just right for a bedtime reading with 9 short poems and 23 colorful and engaging illustrations featuring little ones and their favorite teddy bears and toys. Some pretty stars and moons are sprinkled throughout to add a touch of magic. It is short and sweet and many of the illustrations are full page so it will certainly hold the interest of little ones. It would make a lovely new baby gift.