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Bear's House of Books by Alison Edgson, Poppy Bishop

katiecatbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Picture book. Reading. Forest animals.

Rabbit, Hedgehog and Mouse read the same book over and over. When they go in search of a new book they discover Bear and his home full of books.

Cute and very fun. Great storytime book.

crystalm17's review against another edition

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4.0

The illustrations are adorable but there are a few reasons why I may not read it during storytime.
* I liked it for personal book loving reasons but this might be too long and not action packed enough for wriggly preschoolers.
* The little animals basically break into someone's house and the trespassing isn't addressed. I'd definitely have to take the time to talk about that with the kids. "Now, should mouse have let her friends into bear's house just because he had awesome books?"
* The little animals may love books but they don't treat them very well. Though this could also be a thing to discuss during a storytime. "Should we wash sticky stuff off our hands before we touch books? Especially books that belong to other people?" and that kind of thing.

j_b_'s review against another edition

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2.0

I feel like this book could have been excellent with more editing to the story. The idea was good, as were the illustrations, but the text was too heavy.

wordnerd153's review against another edition

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4.0

Going to read this with my students as a lead-in to discussing the importance of libraries.

maidmarianlib's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun twist on Goldilocks, positive view of books and libraries (and one small tip on how to take care of books)

florapants84's review against another edition

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5.0

What a delightful little book! A book for bibliophiles and book collectors alike.

martina_p's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a cute little picture book with a nice storyline.
And it has books and shelves and an armchair and a fireplace.
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