Eric Carle’s familiar illustrations of brown bear, red bird, yellow duck and the other endearing animals from his classic creation parade across the pages of this great interactive board book. As each page is turned, a new animal and its color are introduced, accompanied by Bill Martin’s singsong, rhyming question-and-response text to read aloud or listen to. There are sliding doors throughout the book, which children will just love to open, so they can discover what the next animal in this engaging story will be.
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“The contemporary classic . . . perfect for sharing with a group of preschoolers.” —The Horn Book Guide
"A picture book full of rhyme and repetition that will appeal to preschoolers. Carle's large collages bursting with color are perfect for the text."--Booklist
About the Author
Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?; Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children’s books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.
Eric Carle is one of America's leading children's book illustrators. In addition to the classic children's books he created with Bill Martin, Jr., he is author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
Just as I was about to buy the regular board book version of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? for my daughter, we saw this one and gave it a shot. I'd never seen a slide and find book before, but when I saw how it worked on the first page, I knew that the format was perfect for this story. Other versions of this book have the animal saying they see x animal looking at them on the same page as them, or on the next page with the animal that's looking at them. It's kind of weird for it to go like that, and I know a few people have expressed how they feel about that, but with this variation, there's nothing to complain about...until the end.
When you open the book and the first pages read 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?' at the top, the sliding panel says 'I see a red bird looking at me'. Slide it and you'll reveal a small picture of the red bird. The next page has the regular sized picture of the red bird, and the book continues in this way. It's really cool and my daughter couldn't wait to slide the panel on every page. It makes me wonder why the bigger versions of this book didn't have this feature, like how a lot of Eric Carle's other books have something unique like the scaling pages of The Grouchy Lady Bug, or the bumpy web in The Very Busy Spider. As for the book itself, the artwork is fantastic as usual, and the bright colors will appeal to kids of all ages. This also makes for a great book for children to learn how to read once they've gotten a lot of basic words down, since it follows a pattern with the text.
It pains me to give the book less than 5 stars, but for some odd reason, the final pages are missing where the kids in the classroom go over everything they saw in the book. It...doesn't make any sense! It's not enough to knock the rating down to one or two stars, but it certainly was disappointing to see that it wasn't included.
Even with that problem, I highly recommend buying this Slide and Find take on Brown Bear. It could've been a 'definitive edition', but man, that last page missing is really lame. Don't let that keep you or your children from enjoying it though. This and the other 'What Do You See?' books are all fun to read at bedtime, or any time for that matter.
When you open the book and the first pages read 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?' at the top, the sliding panel says 'I see a red bird looking at me'. Slide it and you'll reveal a small picture of the red bird. The next page has the regular sized picture of the red bird, and the book continues in this way. It's really cool and my daughter couldn't wait to slide the panel on every page. It makes me wonder why the bigger versions of this book didn't have this feature, like how a lot of Eric Carle's other books have something unique like the scaling pages of The Grouchy Lady Bug, or the bumpy web in The Very Busy Spider. As for the book itself, the artwork is fantastic as usual, and the bright colors will appeal to kids of all ages. This also makes for a great book for children to learn how to read once they've gotten a lot of basic words down, since it follows a pattern with the text.
It pains me to give the book less than 5 stars, but for some odd reason, the final pages are missing where the kids in the classroom go over everything they saw in the book. It...doesn't make any sense! It's not enough to knock the rating down to one or two stars, but it certainly was disappointing to see that it wasn't included.
Even with that problem, I highly recommend buying this Slide and Find take on Brown Bear. It could've been a 'definitive edition', but man, that last page missing is really lame. Don't let that keep you or your children from enjoying it though. This and the other 'What Do You See?' books are all fun to read at bedtime, or any time for that matter.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A. Walton
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
We first heard this book from Babies and Books at our library. The repetitiveness and rhythm is something babies love. My baby is no exception. He has over 20 books and while he can only point to what he wants, this is the one he requests the most. He loves to flip the pages and slide the tabs to reveal the next animal. If he's upset, wherever we are, all I have to say is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and he perks right up and smiles. Of course, I can recite the whole thing from memory now so we can take the story along with us anywhere, even when the book is at home. Buy it, it's a winner!
UPDATE:
After posting, I went back and read other reviews. It's true that this version does not have the summary page at the end. I forgot to mention that. We were expecting it to be there as well. We've adapted and what we do now is count the children at the end. He gets a kick out of me pointing and counting to nine. Sometimes we also add "Children, Children, What Do You See?" then I let him start at the beginning and flip every page again, while I call out what we see. HTH!
UPDATE:
After posting, I went back and read other reviews. It's true that this version does not have the summary page at the end. I forgot to mention that. We were expecting it to be there as well. We've adapted and what we do now is count the children at the end. He gets a kick out of me pointing and counting to nine. Sometimes we also add "Children, Children, What Do You See?" then I let him start at the beginning and flip every page again, while I call out what we see. HTH!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By EK
Format:Board book
I bought this version of Brown Bear for my son when his baby sister ripped up his hardcover copy. However, the last pages where the children listed everything they see is missing! I LOVE the format of the book and the sliding, durable windows, but my son was disappointed when he went to read the last page and it wasn't there!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the slide and find feature
This is great as a board book and also the slide and find feature means it will be less likely to be destroyed by little hands. Read more
Published 29 days ago by MangoSunset
5.0 out of 5 stars
best book
This book is great! My 13 mo old loves it because it is simple and interactive with the slider, and I love the story and the great pictures!
Published 1 month ago by busy mama
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best overall book for young children
One of the best overall books for teaching repetition and colors to children. Predictable books are great for young children. They love this book! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
My 2 year old son loves this book! We have read it close to a million times. We had to replace the book because the spine was broken and the cover fell off, but it was well used... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Theresa
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for my almost 2 year old
My 23 month old son LOVES the original of this book so much that I decided to buy it for him. (we checked the original out from the library). He loves the slide one even more! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kelly Dechaine
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect!
My 3-year-old son is OBSESSED with this book! This is our 3rd Brown Bear, Brown Bear book (thats how much he loves this story, he's loved the other two to death lol). Read more
Published 2 months ago by julianne e clement
5.0 out of 5 stars
My 10-month-old son loves this book
When it comes to books for young children (e.g., less than 15 months or so), I don't think you can judge the quality of the book by how much it entertained you, the adult, or how... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best version
This version of brown bear is large, and I find that infants and toddlers are a little more captivated by larger books. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Angela Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Big Sturdy Book
This is a big sturdy flap book. Such a fun classic story that my daughter loves to read. This is a heavy book, but great.
Published 3 months ago by Annie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very interactive and educational!
An excellent book to introduce animals and colors to kids. My 21 month old son loves it! I started this book when he was 12 months and he still loves this one. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A Kachapeswaran
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