Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready [Hardcover]

Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009 | Age Level: 3 and up

Uh-oh. Bear's head is stuck in a bucket. Oh, my. Oh, no. Fortunately Bear's good friend Dog is there to rescue him. Dog pulls, and he pulls, and he pulls—and still that bucket stays stuck. Things get sillier from there, as these two great friends get themselves into and out of tricky situations involving a very bouncy bed and a very messy room.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—This pitch-perfect addition to the much-honored annals of impetuous Dog and careful Bear's friendship will find a ready and delighted audience. In "Uh-Oh," Dog's creative attempt to extricate a bucket stuck on Bear's head backfires when it pops off and descends smack on Dog's head—a visual joke young listeners and lookers will love. "Oops" describes Dog's high-flying bed-jumping stunts, to which a worried Bear responds by surreptitiously creating a soft landing pad on the floor next to the bed. Sure enough, Dog is grateful. Bear organizes Dog's scattered belongings with boxes marked "A," "B," "C" in "Alphabetical Order," but still manages to misplace Dog's beloved sock monkey. Dog's thoughtful interpretation of Bear's creative alphabetizing underscores their loyal friendship. As with Two Friends, Three Stories (2007) and Two's Company (2008, both Roaring Brook), these tales are joyfully distilled in minimal dialogue and Seeger's trademark use of bright, bold swathes of primary color and strong black line in contrast with a white background. This palette ties in visually with its predecessors, yet presents a fresh take in its use of blue as the predominant cover and endpaper color. Whether listeners or emerging readers, children who are already friends with Dog and Bear will delight in these latest adventures, and those who are new to their escapades have a treat in store.—Kathleen Finn, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, VT END

Review

“As wonderful as ever . . . Superb.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Whether listeners or emerging readers, children who are already friends with Dog and Bear will delight in these latest adventures, and those who are new to their escapades have a treat in store.” —School Library Journal

“The simple expressiveness of the friends’ mutual concern and Seeger's inventive use of time and physical space . . . adds to the duo’s magnetism.” —Publishers Weekly

“Young children will love the situations, told in very few words and spacious pictures, drawn with thick black lines and bright colors, that express the friends’ frustrations and bonding.” —Booklist

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press; First Edition edition (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596433965
• ISBN-13: 978-1596433960
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,193,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars expressive and lively, February 11, 2010

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This review is from: Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready (Hardcover)

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Dog and Bear: Three to get Ready. Roaring Book Press. 2009.

This book contains three additional stories about two friends, a daschund and a stuffed bear, (Dog and Bear: Two's Company, Roaring Brook Press, 2008) who continue their delightful interactions: a bucket gets stuck on their heads, Bear saves Dog from falling onto the floor, and Bear cleans up Dog's messy room, only then he can't remember where he put Dog's sock monkey. Preschoolers will enjoy the humor in the recognizable predicaments and their solutions. Thick black lines frame each vivid watercolor figure and scene. Vignettes detail more of the action: in two half page pictures, Bear is shown trying to pull the bucket off his head, another series shows the bucket flying through the air, and finally about to land on Dog's head as Bear covers his eyes. Dog is represented as a very expressive and lively character: when Dog jumps on his bed: his pillow and blanket "jump" around as well.