Kathleen DohertyReviews

A less-brutal retelling of The Ant and the Grasshopper, celebrating both the value of being prepared and the value of sparking joy.

Well, I guess it’s only fair that the bear asks people not to feed the ranger….

Okay first things first...our leading character is a BEAR. He's adorable, short, not so round, but probably fluffy, and definitely of the bear variety, which makes perfect sense to my over emphasis later on in the book, but remember, he's a bear...and a smart one at that! He's out and about when all his woodland friends are trying to sleep and discovers...a THINGITY-JIG...which is out of this world! He loves it so much, he wants to share it with his friends, and when they won't come to it, he ventures to bring it to them. Problem is, it's pretty darn big...bear or not...so what's a bear to do! Invent a ROLLY-RUMPITY, followed by a LIFTY-UPPITY, and so on until the job is done! They do say that need is the mother of all invention, and Bear has that determination, that creative spark to think outside the box. Combine that with his desire to share the fun he's discovered, and he's pretty much unstoppable...well, almost. The other mother, Nature, that is, has her say in the matter too, but it still boils down to a heartfelt story filled with wonderful illustrations that will kick that inventing gene into gear, while reminding readers that sharing is caring!


**copy received for review; opinions are my own

Ahhhhh. This book was so much fun. The word play is awesome and the kids at story time are going to love it. Bear wants his thingity Jig, but has to build as Pushy-Poppity and other fun contraptions to get it home. I love the illustrations, and would hang any one of them on my wall.