I am reviewing books for Blogging for Books!
Here is my first review of a children's book:
I read this book to my 3 year old, 5 year old and 9 year old. The 3 of them gave me feedback as well as my own.
It is a book about a mama polar bear telling her little cub polar bear about the world around them. It begins with the two talking about the snow falling and how there are different places around the world and different bears that live in different places. The little cub is in awe with the fact that there are all different bears around the world and they all live in different places. "'Don't those other cubs miss snow?' Little Cub asked." It does a great job at paralleling the differences that humans have around the world and the different places we live in to bring it down to a child level that is easy to understand and fun.
It is very cleverly written and the illustrations are outstanding. I loved how it took the polar bears on a "bear exhibit" showing the different bears of the world and different places they live in. Really cute!
My 9 year old said she "love love loved it!" Her favorite part was seeing the different bears from the different countries. My 5 year old loved it and liked the little cub going to bed and dreaming about the other cubs around the world falling to sleep.
It was a good, easy read and would be a perfect bedtime story. I think the target age for this story is 3-6 year olds but the illustrations and cuteness of it appeals to the older kids as well. We enjoyed it!
