Maureen Wright (1)
Author of Sneezy the Snowman
For other authors named Maureen Wright, see the disambiguation page.
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- My husband, Don, and I live in Athens, Pennsylvania in the old farm house that his grandparents built in the 1880's. We have three sons - Brian, Jeff, and Mark, and two daughters-in-law, Becky and Katie. We are blessed to have three grandsons, Caleb, Samuel, and Nathanael!
I have two cats, Juanita and Squirt, and I dog-sit my middle son's black lab, Gus. Gus thinks he is a lap dog and often gets in the way when I sit down to write stories.
The road to getting published has been a long one for me. It took me 20 years of trying & being rejected before my first children's book was accepted. I am passionate about telling my story to children & encouraging them to follow their own dreams. [Website retrieved 6/12/2022] - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Athens, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Pennsylvania, USA
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Big Bear sits down to enjoy his pail of blueberries, only to be reminded by the old oak tree to share with his woodland friends. Each time the arboreal elder reminds him to share however, Big Bear misunderstands his instructions, and does something else. Will the befuddled but essentially goodhearted bear ever get it right...?
The third picture book from author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand about the humorous misadventures of Big Bear - the first two were Sleep, Big Bear, show more Sleep! and Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! - this rhyming storybook highlights its message about sharing one's blessings while also delivering an amusing tale of continual miscommunication. Young readers and listeners will enjoy hearing about Bear's continual mistakes, especially if the storyteller reads this one with different voices for the two main characters. The artwork by Hillenbrand, created with pencil and digital media, is colorful and sweet, matching the tone of the tale quite well. Share, Big Bear, Share is one I would recommend to those who have enjoyed this ursine hero's previous picture-books, as well as to those looking for children's stories about sharing and/or humorous misunderstandings. show less
The third picture book from author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand about the humorous misadventures of Big Bear - the first two were Sleep, Big Bear, show more Sleep! and Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! - this rhyming storybook highlights its message about sharing one's blessings while also delivering an amusing tale of continual miscommunication. Young readers and listeners will enjoy hearing about Bear's continual mistakes, especially if the storyteller reads this one with different voices for the two main characters. The artwork by Hillenbrand, created with pencil and digital media, is colorful and sweet, matching the tone of the tale quite well. Share, Big Bear, Share is one I would recommend to those who have enjoyed this ursine hero's previous picture-books, as well as to those looking for children's stories about sharing and/or humorous misunderstandings. show less
An amiable bear with a hearing problem continually mishears Old Man Winter, who keeps saying "Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! in this rhyming bedtime book. As the bear does everything but that - driving a jeep, working as a sweep, climbing a mountain steep - he gets progressively more tired, until finally he does what he should have all along: go to sleep for the season...
A few years ago I read Share, Big Bear, Share!, not realizing it was the third picture-book about this lovable but show more hard-of-hearing bear from author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand. Realizing recently that I wanted to read the autumnal story about this character, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze!, I decided to go back and first read this initial story. Pairing a rhyming text with cute illustrations, Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! is a book that would work both as a basic introduction to the idea of hibernation for younger children, and as an engaging bedtime book, as the ursine hero does just what many youngsters do, in resisting going to sleep. I would recommend it for either purpose. show less
A few years ago I read Share, Big Bear, Share!, not realizing it was the third picture-book about this lovable but show more hard-of-hearing bear from author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand. Realizing recently that I wanted to read the autumnal story about this character, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze!, I decided to go back and first read this initial story. Pairing a rhyming text with cute illustrations, Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! is a book that would work both as a basic introduction to the idea of hibernation for younger children, and as an engaging bedtime book, as the ursine hero does just what many youngsters do, in resisting going to sleep. I would recommend it for either purpose. show less
This is my first time reading this story and I thought it was very funny and cute! Any child would love reading this story and being informed on the many different forms of heat that can melt snow. This book also comes with plenty of rhymes and pictures that kids would love to analyze and ask questions about.
That befuddled bear who couldn't understand when Old Man Winter was telling him to go to sleep in Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! returns in this autumnal adventure. This time convinced that his sneezes are leading to all kinds of catastrophes, from the leaves falling to the geese flying south, our ursine hero refuses to believe the wind's protestations that she is the one responsible. Finally, losing her patience, the wind shows Bear her power...
The second of three picture-books about Bear from show more author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! is actually the third I have read, as I picked them up out of order. Like the others, the text here is in rhyme, and the story features a humorous misunderstanding on Bear's part. I think the artwork here was my favorite, of the three books, as it captures the beauty of the autumnal colors quite nicely. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for rhyming stories about autumn. show less
The second of three picture-books about Bear from show more author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! is actually the third I have read, as I picked them up out of order. Like the others, the text here is in rhyme, and the story features a humorous misunderstanding on Bear's part. I think the artwork here was my favorite, of the three books, as it captures the beauty of the autumnal colors quite nicely. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for rhyming stories about autumn. show less
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