“Anendearingstoryfilledwithtenderness,humor,andwarmfamilyrelationships.“(Booklist)LittleBearlikestovisitGrandmotherandGrandfatherBear.HelikestotryonGrandfather’shat.HelikesGrandmother’scooking.Butbestofall,helovesthestorieshisgrandparentstellhim,ofrobinsandgoblins,andofMotherBearwhenshewaslittle.ThisCaldecottHonorwinnerisamongthebelovedclassicLittleBearbooksfromElseHolmelundMinarikandMauriceSendak.Thefirst,LittleBear,launchedtheICanReadearlyreaderseriesin1957.IntheLittleBearstories,wemeetLittleBear,whoseadventuresarefilledwithhumorandjoy.AndwemeetMotherBear,whoistherewheneverLittleBearneedsher.Whenitiscoldandsnowyoutside,shefindsjusttherightoutfitforLittleBeartoplayin.Whenhegoestothemoon,shehasahotlunchwaitingforhimonhisreturn.And,ofcourse,sheneverforgetshisbirthday.AnALANotableChildren’sBook,thisLevelOneICanReadisfullofwarmandlovinglyplayfulstoriesthatareperfectforchildrenlearningtosoundoutwordsandsentences.Whethersharedathomeorinaclassroom,theshortsentences,familiarwords,andsimpleconceptsofLevelOnebookssupportsuccessforchildreneagertostartreadingontheirown.
