teaandbooklover's review
5.0
Illustrations plus story make this a winning book.
The illustrations drew me to this book but the lyrical poetical writing won me over completely! It just flows so nicely. A keeper of a book.
The illustrations drew me to this book but the lyrical poetical writing won me over completely! It just flows so nicely. A keeper of a book.
calistareads's review
4.0
If the title didn’t say Christmas, I would not guess that this is a Christmas book. Maybe, you could see this as an animal take on Good King Wenceslas. The bear finds these animals in the woods and makes tracks for them to follow. There is a lot of heart in this story and it’s touching, but it’s not christmasy. There is nothing to tip you off it’s Christmas. There is a tiny tree that the light shimmers on, but that’s it.
If I think of this book as a normal book, I really enjoyed it. The artwork played with tone and light and it’s beautiful. The story is about being kind and helping others. It’s an uplifting story.
The nephew thought it was a boring story. He said nothing really happens accept animals walking through the woods in the snow. I asked, didn’t you think it was a story about kindness? He said, Yes, but that’s boring to read about. He gave this 1 star. There you have it.
If I think of this book as a normal book, I really enjoyed it. The artwork played with tone and light and it’s beautiful. The story is about being kind and helping others. It’s an uplifting story.
The nephew thought it was a boring story. He said nothing really happens accept animals walking through the woods in the snow. I asked, didn’t you think it was a story about kindness? He said, Yes, but that’s boring to read about. He gave this 1 star. There you have it.
emlickliter's review
4.0
Bear's First Christmas -- Robert Kinert -- The call of Christmas wakes a little bear from hibernation to help some new friends survive the winter. It's a sweet little read for the holidays! Happy reading!
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