A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse)
by Bonny Becker (Author) Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)
"A Visitor for Bear has the feel of a classic, and it's so cozy no parent could object to reading it aloud every night." -- The New York Times Book Review (starred review)
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.
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Review quotes
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.
—New York Times Book Review The lively repetition and superb pacing make this an ideal choice for storytime.
—School Library Journal (starred review) Charmingly droll, watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations, excellent pacing and the contrast in the sizes of Bear and mouse are a perfect comedic mixture.
—Kirkus Reviews A surefire storytime hit, A Visitor for Bear won't wear out its welcome.
—Horn Book The characters are highly expressive, making the pictures fun, and the dramatic text will lend itself to reading aloud.
—Booklist Simply charming.
—Menasha Kids Online A book that warms the cold cockles of even the grumpiest heart...A great readaloud!
—SLJ Fuse #8 blog A picture book at its finest... A delight on every level!
—Seven Impossible Things blog
—New York Times Book Review The lively repetition and superb pacing make this an ideal choice for storytime.
—School Library Journal (starred review) Charmingly droll, watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations, excellent pacing and the contrast in the sizes of Bear and mouse are a perfect comedic mixture.
—Kirkus Reviews A surefire storytime hit, A Visitor for Bear won't wear out its welcome.
—Horn Book The characters are highly expressive, making the pictures fun, and the dramatic text will lend itself to reading aloud.
—Booklist Simply charming.
—Menasha Kids Online A book that warms the cold cockles of even the grumpiest heart...A great readaloud!
—SLJ Fuse #8 blog A picture book at its finest... A delight on every level!
—Seven Impossible Things blog
Bonny Becker
Bonny Becker is the author of three books about Bear and Mouse as well as a number of other award-winning picture books and middle-grade novels. She lives in Seattle. Kady MacDonald Denton is the illustrator of all three Bear and Mouse stories as well as TWO HOMES by Claire Masurel. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763646110
Lexile Measure
530
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
August 20, 2012
Series
Bear and Mouse
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV002180 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV002180 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Bears
Friendship
Mice
Juvenile works
Bears
Friendship
Mice
Juvenile works
