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Title
Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Author
Bill
Martin Jr.
Age Range
4 - 8
Brief Description
The
gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper collage illustrations in this
classic picture book make it a dog-eared favorite on many children's
bookshelves. On each page, we meet a new animal who nudges us onward to
discover which creature will show up next: "Blue Horse, Blue Horse, What
do you see? I see a green frog looking at me." This pattern is repeated
over and over, until the pre-reader can chime in with the reader, easily
predicting the next rhyme. One thing readers might not predict, however,
is just what kinds of funny characters will make an appearance at the
denouement! Children on the verge of reading learn best with plenty of
identifiable images and rhythmic repetition. Eric Carle's good-humored
style and colorful, bold illustrations (like those in The Very Hungry
Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and Have You Seen My Cat?) have earned
him a prominent place in the children's book hall of fame. (Baby to
Preschool) --Emilie Coulter
