Baby Bear's Chairs

by Jane Yolen, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

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There are many chairs in Baby Bear's house, but his favorite "chair" is his father's chest or lap, just before his father puts him to bed.

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This is a cute book that mimics how much children can't wait to grow up and idolize their older siblings and parents. Baby Bear really wants to experience being in the other chairs, or being grown up, but at the end of the day, he realizes that his chair is perfect for him and him only. This would be a good book to read to children for fun around career day.
"What's the most perfect chair for a baby bear?"

Baby bear observes that there are many different sizes of bears that get to different things. One of them is to sit in different sized chairs. He figures out what is his most favorite chair if all.

He observes that great big chairs are for great big bears and middle-sized chairs for middle-sized bears. He also sees that his tiny chair is tall compared to the others with a strap which he knows is to keep him from falling out. He does not care for this tiny chair. His most favorite chair is his papa's lap. He loves to fall asleep and relax in his lap because no one is telling him what not to do.

Theme: Since the baby bear is so little, he goes through his small struggles such as having a high show more chair and going to bed early. However, baby bear learns there is a positive side to being so small, which is his favorite thing to do... sitting in his papa's lap. Out of all the chairs, his favorite chair is papa's lap. He will continue to sit in his favorite chair (papa's lap) until he becomes a great big bear like his papa.

The words are written in a poetry outline with an A,B,C,B rhyme pattern.
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Little Bear isn't happy that all of the other bears can do cool things in their chairs and he can't. Mama and Papa bear get to stay up late in their chairs, while Little Bear has to take naps and go to sleep early. His big brother gets to play pirate on his chair, while all Little Bear can do is sit in his to eat. Little Bear eventually realizes that he has the best chair in the house, his Papa's lap. The lesson that I believe children can get from this book is that no matter how small you are you can still have to best.
This picture book is a story in ryhme about a baby bear and his favorite chair. Baby bear is toddler and plays with his big brother and makes big messes. Everyone has their own chair they like to sit it. Baby bear's favorite chair is his father. Before bedtime, Papa bear puts baby bear on his chest and reads him bedtime stories until baby bear falls asleep. This is a cute little story for young children, it also introduces children to simple poetry.
A great book to read as a read aloud, pictures are
colorful and large. This is a book that rhymes so it
would be a great read aloud when learning about rhymes
Ages: 5-8 years.
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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Melissa Sweet has received a Caldecott Honor medal award for A River of Words for her illustrations. Her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times and Smilebox cards. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Canonical title
Baby Bear's Chairs
Original publication date
2005-09-01

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Picture Books, Children's Books
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PZ8.3 .Y76 .BLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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