Bears in a Band

by Shirley Parenteau, David M. Walker (Illustrator)

Overview

CLANG! CLANG! TOOTLEY-TOOO! The impossibly cute bears are back — and this time they have musical instruments at the ready.

The little bears pick up their instruments and play a noisy song. They don’t care if the notes are wrong! But uh-oh, Big Brown Bear is fast asleep. Will their lively music wake him up? A small moment of trepidation segues into a jubilant performance in a story that will be sweet music to little ears.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763681470
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Series:	Bears on Chairs
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Shirley Parenteau is the author of four other books about the Bears, as well as the middle-grade novels Ship of Dolls and Dolls of Hope. She lives in Elk Grove, California.

David Walker has illustrated many children’s books, including the four previous Bears books and the Peep and Ducky books by David Martin. About Bears in a Band, he says, “Cover your ears and imagine the noise, if four small bears had four musical toys!” David Walker lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

This book is as charming as Parenteau’s earlier bear books...A simple, but important, teachable lesson is incorporated—if we work together, good things can happen. A must-have for most preschool collections.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

01/01/2016
PreS—Those cute young bears are back with another adventure. This time the mischievous cubs find musical instruments and begin to create all kinds of "music." Unfortunately, the noise they make is so loud and out of tune that they wake up Big Bear. Will he be upset? Will this troupe of budding musicians ever be able to play in harmony? This book is as charming as Parenteau's earlier bear books. This original story is sweet and perfect for preschool age children. The musical onomatopoeia, such as the bells that "ding-a-ding-ding" and the horn with its "tootley-tooo," make this a fun read-aloud. The entertaining rhyming text make it easy for older preschoolers to predict a word that may fit. While the size of the font is excellent for reading one-on-one or to a larger group, it does not dominate the page. The acrylic illustrations are straightforward and appealing. The soft pastel-like colors of the bears will capture and hold the attention of little ones. The artwork is large enough to show the bears' various emotions. A simple, but important, teachable lesson is incorporated—if we work together, good things can happen. VERDICT A must-have for most preschool collections.—Barbara Spiri, Southborough Library, MA

School Library Journal