You're a Bear

By Mavis Jukes

Book Overview

You're a gruff bear with fleas. A grump with a hump between your shoulders. So begins Mavis Jukes's playful story of a young girl who wanders the house, imagining herself as a bear with lots to do:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375802673
• ISBN13: 9780375802676
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

pretending to be a bear can be a lot of fun

Make believe is great with some creative parents, and a thoughtful child being a bear for a day in this cute story comparing an adopted Asian girl in a bear costume to a wild real bear. The illustrations are beautiful and fun to look at to see some of the small details. My only gripe is that the vocabulary seems a little advanced for the intended younger audience, otherwise it's a great book.

Daily life of a bear

The text of this book tells us about the daily life of a bear who has fleas and claws around for grubs. Juxtaposed with the informative and rhyming text, however, are pictures of an adopted Asian girl who acts out the text while wearing a bear costume cloak. The book is quite imaginative and not at all scary. It has about 400 words.