Bear Feels Sick

by Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman (Illustrator)

Overview

When Bear isn’t feeling well, his loyal and trustworthy friends stop by to help him to “get well soon” in this Classic Board Book.

Sweet Bear isn’t feeling well at all. He is achy, sneezy, wheezy, and just plain sick! He’s in no shape to go outside to play. So Mole, Hare, Mouse, and the rest of the gang try to make Bear feel as comfortable as possible in his cave. Bear starts to get better—but as soon as Bear is well, all of his friends get sick!

With more than one million Bear books sold, young readers are sure to love this sweet, humorous story from bestselling author and illustrator team Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman, now available as a Classic Board Book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689859854
Publisher:	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date:	09/11/2007
Series:	Bear Books Series
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	111,022
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD460L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson’s Bear Books series and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com.

Editorial Reviews

Just like growing girls and boys, Bear sometimes feels under the weather. As autumn casts a light chill over the forest, the furry hero of Bear Snores On catches a bad case of the blahs, complete with sniffles, sneezes, and an achy body. Not even his playmates can rouse him from his sick bed. Fortunately, a little rest, several rounds of herbal tea, and a few tender, loving lullabies will put him and his young readers back in the pink. A feel-good book about not feeling well.

PreS-Gr 2
It is a typical autumn day, with blowing leaves and golden trees. But Bear doesn't feel well. He has a cold, and is feeling alone in his cave, snuffling and sneezing. Then all of his friends come to try and help him feel better. They light a fire, fluff his blanket, and make him some broth and tea, tending him lovingly. The rhyming text and oft-repeated refrain ("Bear feels sick") make this book irresistible when read aloud. Chapman's illustrations are warm and cozy. Bear is big and cuddly. His friends are shown doing small things to help him get better, including making drawings and singing him to sleep. The paintings glow with the light of the fire and the heat of the cave. What more could anyone ask when under the weather than a snug house and plenty of TLC?
—Susan E. MurrayCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

This gentle rhyming tale about being sick and taking care of friends is sure to cheer up even the sniffliest of small patients. It's a beautiful autumn day, but Bear is feeling sick and cannot play with his friends. Instead of leaving him to recuperate alone, they tenderly try to make him feel better. Hare snuggles a blanket around him and mouse gives him a hug, while badger gets some water so that gopher can cook some broth and mole can put a cool cloth on his forehead. When this does not cure him, the birds fly off to get some leaves for tea, but Bear "still feels sick." Lullabies finally coax him off to sleep, and when he awakens, all their efforts have paid off. Unfortunately, now his friends are feeling sick, and bear unflinchingly takes up the mantle of caregiver. Chapman's acrylic illustrations are as delightful as ever, depicting an adorable cast of forest animals in warm earth tones. The friends' love for one another is more than evident from their facial expressions and tender actions. This is a sure soother for anyone home sick in bed. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews