Customer Reviews

I Lost My Bear

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We borrowed this book from the library, and my son loved it. He began playacting that he'd lost his bear after one read and asked to hear the story frequently. A word of caution, though: the book contains the script "If you lose my [stuffed toy], I'll kill you!" You can change the dialog, as we did when we read it -- but if it troubles you, you might want to reconsider buying this book.

This book is truly a gem. A little child has lost her bear, her favorite stuffed animal. The book follows her trail as she tries to find the lost toy. She searches high and low, but her ursine companion is nowhere to be found. Of course, her reactions are all overblown (as all kids' reactions are). I don't want to give away the ending; but suffice it to say, if you have kids (or have been one), you can see the ending coming from a mile away. Even so, the book is a delight to read and will surely bring a smile to anyone who has the slightest love of children.

Simply said, this is my new favorite book. My kids are 6, 4, 2, and 4 months. We checked it out from the library and now I am giving it to all the children on my Christmas list, (plus buying a copy for myself.) I love reading it to my kids. It is told from the child's perspective perfectly.

My daughter is 4, she loved it. She laughed, and could really relate. I would definitely recommend your purchase.

I got this book for my daughter after I read it at my job with autistic children. My child loved it, and I even took it to her school and read it to her class. The only problem I have with it is it includes the word "stupid", which I replace with "silly" when I read it to my children.

I read this book with my 9-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter last night, and they loved it. They begged me to read it again right away. I had to read the last few pages three times! Then this morning, when my son woke up, he threw open his arms to me and shouted, "Bearsy!" Jules Feiffer expertly captures the lost treasure experience and family interactions in his text and illustrations.

Although my daughters asked to read this book more than once when we took it out from the library, I questioned the wording in some parts. If you, like myself encourage not using hurtful words like stupid and I'll kill you, you might find yourself revising those sections while reading.

This is a great book starting at age 3 on up! My kids want to read it over and over again. Story about a child losing her favorite stuffed bear and then, the task of trying to find it. There are a few words in the book that I do not allow my children to say or want them to hear (kill and stupid) I substitute the words hurt and silly, other than that it is a very appropriate and entertaining book.

I just brought this book home and my 2.5yo daughter and I loved it! We picked up the audio CD version and I was surprised to see my daughter enthralled on the first read since she usually needs to warm up to the longer books. The premise of the story was so perfect in that it echoed the child in all of us. "I" lost my bear --- and haven't we all lost something as kids? And something so incredibly dear? I was able to interject a couple questions to my daughter to keep her attention during the audio retelling like, "Do you see the bear" and, "Where is the bear?" and, "Can you find the bear?" This made it personal on many levels.

I truly enjoyed the interplay between her and her parents, her sister, her other toys, her ignored tantrum...

My only problem as others stated were the words stupid and "kill." Those are pretty non-PC words, my friend. My wife was bent out of shape on the whole tantrum scene and the 'tude in general. I didn't mind so much about the 'tude and the tantrum because the tantrum was clearly self-correcting - and funny at that. I could even get by the word "stupid." Certainly my daughter has heard her parents lose their own tempers... but the word kill was not.

As I mentioned, I picked up the audio version, which was wonderfully spoken. But the audio CD would not allow the quick editing ideas made other reviewers - namely, rewriting the word "stupid" into "silling" or leaving the, "kill you" out of the monologue. For this reason, I am really at odds. Certainly, these words will not be new words to 6 year old's ears in 1st grade. For that, I applaud the author's "realism." However, those words really make an uncomfortable read for the new kids.

As a side note, "The Daddy Mountain," by the same author was phenomenal - and as a dad to a rambunctios toddler I loved the chance to share something unique between a daddy and daughter that - perhaps - the mom couldn't understand. (Although in this book my wife loved it and applauded it anyway.)

Oh No! It is a tragic day in the house when the main character (she does not have a name) cannot find her precious Bearsy. She turns to her mother for help with no luck, she sets out to retrace her steps. When she does not find it, she turns to her dad. Her dad is busy reading a paper and tells her to start figuring out where she puts things. So then, she turns to her sister who yells at her to leave her alone. After a moment of throwing a tantrum, she stops herself. She turns to sister again who gives her an idea of how to find her bear. Will she find her bear or be doomed to go to sleep without it? You'll have to read the book to find out if she does.
All of my Pre K students loved this book as did I. As someone else mentioned, I edited the "stupid" and "I'll kill you" parts as we discourage these kind of words at the child care center where I work. This book reminded me of when I lost things as a child and I know that this one book that I will share with my future children.