However, there is one thing I found strange then, and still consider a bit strange now with regard to Little Bear. And truth be told, I actually was more than a bit embarrassed and even rather angry at having to read a book such as this, such as Little Bear at the age of ten, seeing that I was reading advanced children's literature in German before we immigrated to Canada, but Little Bear really did much improve my English and both Else Minarik's narrative and Maurice Sendak's illustrations also were just so incredibly sweet and evocative that I absolutely did fall in love with Little Bear, his mother and the other characters.
My sister (who was five at the time) received the book as a present when she started grade one in September 1976, but I ended up hijacking it for a while, as I wanted to practice reading English and Little Bear was at that time just the right level of difficulty for me. Yes, I vaguely but nostalgically do remember Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear from the time we immigrated from Germany to Canada when I was ten. This is one of the books from James Mustich's 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die A Life-Changing List. Of course, if you are going to read this, you definitely have to do the voices for Little Bear, Mother Bear, and all of the animals. Little Bear also comes off as a bit whiny. It felt a bit like the author wrote a book leveraging animals with the hope that using animals would carry the book. This book had decent illustrations, but it didn't have the same magic as Winnie the Pooh. Perhaps he was killed by hunters off page because we never hear from him. I'm not sure what happened to Daddy Bear. And Father Bear Comes Home is especially nice for dads and kids to share together, on Father's Day or any day.Little Bear is a collection of four short stories which focuses primarily on Little Bear, his animals friends, and Mother Bear. With short chapters and sweet, appealing stories, the Little Bear stories work well for lap reading or in a classroom or library setting. These timeless classics feature beautiful, detailed illustrations from Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Where the Wild Things Are. The popularity of Else Holmelund Minarik's I Can Read Books about Little Bear has continued across generations. Beginning readers will enjoy reading about the adventures of Little Bear as he goes fishing, gets the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea. Little Bear, his family, and his friends have taken their places beside such other beloved animals of fiction as Winnie-the-Pooh, Peter Rabbit, and Mole. Little Bear is very excited to see him-even if he doesn't bring the toy Little Bear has been hoping for Welcome home, Father Bear Little Bear's father is finally coming home from a long fishing trip.
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