A Visitor for Bear - (Bear and Mouse) by Bonny Becker (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this slapstick tale that begs to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his breakfast in peace, but the mouse--who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places--just won't go away! Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>A Visitor for Bear</i> has the feel of a classic, and it's so cozy no parent could object to reading it aloud every night. --<i> </i>The <i>New York Times </i>Book Review (starred review)</b> <p/>Bear is quite sure he doesn't like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But the mouse -- who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places -- just won't go away! Cheery persistence wears down the curmudgeonly Bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A Visitor for Bear has the feel of a classic, and it's so cozy that no parent could object to reading it aloud every night.<br>--New York Times Book Review <p/>The lively repetition and superb pacing make this an ideal choice for storytime.<br>--School Library Journal (starred review) <p/>Charmingly droll, watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations, excellent pacing and the contrast in the sizes of Bear and mouse are a perfect comedic mixture.<br>--Kirkus Reviews <p/>A surefire storytime hit, <i>A Visitor for Bear</i> won't wear out its welcome.<br>--Horn Book <p/>The characters are highly expressive, making the pictures fun, and the dramatic text will lend itself to reading aloud.<br>--Booklist <p/>Simply charming.<br>--Menasha Kids Online <p/>A book that warms the cold cockles of even the grumpiest heart...A great readaloud!<br>--SLJ Fuse #8 blog <p/>A picture book at its finest... A delight on every level!<br>--Seven Impossible Things blog<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bonny Becker</b>, author of a number of award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels, says that the persistent mouse featured in <i>A Visitor for Bear</i> just popped into her head one day and wouldn't go away. Several other Bear and Mouse stories are in the works. Bonny Becker lives in Seattle.<br><b><br>Kady MacDonald Denton</b> is the illustrator of <i>Two Homes</i> by Claire Masurel and <i>A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes</i>. She lives in Ontario, Canada.
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