Lee Davis (1) (1941–)

P.B. Bear’s Birthday Party by Lee Davis is about a stuffed bear who has a birthday adventure. He receives a big box in the mail, and his friends come for a birthday party. They bake a cake, open the big box, and set off for a picnic. It’s a nice afternoon outing out in the country.

The art is photographs of stuffies, all placed in a scene like stop-motion characters. The text is interspersed with pictures, so instead of reading “P.B. Bear” there will be a little picture of P.B. Bear. The pictures are simple objects, so it was pretty easy to follow. It took me a couple times to remember all the animal names instead of just saying “the dog,” but there is a glossary of labeled pictures on both of the inside covers.

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Genre: Informational
Review: "Dinosaur Dinners" is a book about dinosaurs- what they eat, how they protect themselves, and what kind they are. There are many different dinosaurs in this book. This is another book that is written like a story to be more engaging, but still has text features on the page to provide additional facts. I like that the dinosaur name pronunciations are included so that students don't just guess and move over the word. I like the glossary at the back of the book that quickly summarizes each type of dinosaur in the book. I think this would be a good informational book to have in a classroom library for students interested in dinosaurs.
Uses: This could be used as a mentor text for text features, or it could be used as independent reading. It could also be used as a resource for a research paper on dinosaurs.
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