My Bear and Me [Hardcover]

Barbara Maitland (Author), Lisa Flather (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1999 | Age Level: 3 and up

A little girl and her teddy bear do everything together. They sing together. They swing together. They ride together and they slide together. They nap together, and when they wake up -- watch out! Here they come, ready for fun!

Barbara Maitland's simple text and Lisa Mather's boldly colored, engaging pictures bring the special relationship between a child and her favorite toy to life in a book that young children will find irresistible.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

PreSchool-In a very few words, a small girl describes her relationship with her teddy bear. Child and toy are inseparable: they play, sing, swing, slide, eat, and nap together. While there is no real story, the simple list of familiar daily activities will appeal to very young children, who will probably want to enumerate what they do with their own stuffed toys. Flather's large, childlike, colorful illustrations, rendered in pastel, colored pencils, and gouache, are perfect for toddler storytimes.
Marian Drabkin, Richmond Public Library, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Barbara Maitland was born and raised in England. She is the author of The Bear Who Didn't Like Honey, illustrated by Odilon Moraes, and The Bookstore Ghost, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. She and her husband make their home in Fairfax, Virginia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry; 1st edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689820852
• ISBN-13: 978-0689820854
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,037,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 4, 2003

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D. McCarthy "momtotaylor" (Lansing, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Bear and Me (Hardcover)

My 21 month old loves this book. She was beyond "name that picture" types of board book and needed books with really simple plots (one sentence per page) that she could follow along with. This was the best we have found so far. THe illustrations and wonderful as well. We read it every night at bedtime. MUST ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for children who love teddy bears, July 13, 2000

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teri - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Bear and Me (Hardcover)

I thought this would be a good book for my 3 1/2 yr old daughter since she loves teddy bears. I was right. She just loves it. Since I just borrowed the book from the library, I need to buy it for her. We read it once a day. The pictures are big and beautifully done. She even recites the book around the house. A must for those who love teddy bears!