Happy Birthday. Jesse Bear! [Paperback]

Nancy White Carlstrom (Author), Bruce Degen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Three Cheers for Birthdays!

It's Jesse Bear's birthday, and everyone's invited to the party! There are balloons and crepe paper streamers, presents, games and prizes, and of course a birthday cake with candles to make a wish on -- plus a special gift from Mama and Papa. Jesse wants the party to go on forever!

Nancy White Carlstrom's exuberant rhymes and Bruce Degen's warm pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations once again invite young readers into Jesse Bear's familiar, joyful world.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Everything for a fun and festive party greets this favorite character on his fourth birthday. According to PW, "Carlstrom's bouncy, rhyming text and Degen's bright watercolors are perfectly tuned to the humor and sensibilities of their audience." Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Jesse Bear is getting ready for an event close to every child's heart-his birthday. In catchy verse, Carlstrom shows him helping his parents send invitations, buy party favors, decorate the house, and prepare games. Finally, the guests arrive and the fun begins. Degen's familiar illustrations, done in watercolor and ink, are large enough for group viewing and full of spirited activity. His borders here are more elaborate than in previous "Jesse" books, picking up story motifs (e.g., cooking utensils and ingredients on the page showing mother baking the cake; favors, balloons, and decorations on the party scene pages). This is one celebration young readers will return to again and again.
Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community-Technical College, CT
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689833113
• ISBN-13: 978-0689833113
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy White Carlstrom started writing when she was seven years old and has been writing ever since. She says, "I write when I am happy and when I am sad, and especially when I celebrate God's creation. When you read This Is the Day, I hope it will cause you to look at your world and be surprised by wonder every day of the week."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book- should be in every child's library, May 21, 2009

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Susie Q "Susie Q" (Southern USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear! (Hardcover)

This story is one of the sweetest picture books I've seen in ages. It tells the story of Jesse Bear's birthday which turns out to be a classic birthday at-home birthday party. (The kind I remember from my youth.)There are a few friends, presents, games like musical chairs and sack races, and even a very simple but enchanting treasure hunt. At the end we see the whole family, sleepy but happy, following a very special day. My 2 year old son and my 4 year old daughter absolutely adore this book and ask for it almost every day. In fact, my son's birthday party was very similar to the one featured in this book because he loves it so much. We ended up purchasing him his own copy and giving it to him as a birthday present. Very highly recommended and worth finding a used copy if not in print.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for 3 year olds!!!!, September 2, 2001

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear! (Hardcover)

Again this series of Jesse Bear books are wonderful to read and fun for my grandson! One of the best thing in life are opening the doors to reading to your children/grandchildren.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, esp before birthdays, December 12, 2002

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Tripp Ritter (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy Birthday. Jesse Bear! (Paperback)

Our son (soon to be 2 years old)loves this book. His birthday approaches, so he is excited to hear about birthdays in general. He has also been to a number of other parties recently, which helps. All in all a very happy book.