Bears

Sendak's art drives the picture book. It is delightful to see how full of life his drawings were, and seeing "Max" outside of Where the Wild Things Are is a treat. Ruth Krauss cleverly writes with such limited vocabulary, which makes this read ideal for younger readers.

Bears are everywhere. They are on the stairs, in the living room, in the tub, and some are giving strange stares. The little boy cannot avoid bears because everywhere he goes there is a bear. Bears are at the train station, streets, and in his room. The boy decides to go to sleep and this allows the bears to be everywhere. The book shows how overwhelming a situation could be in life.

First off, I think we should be a little worried that the boy from “Where the Wild Things Are” is hanging his bears, but other than that, this is a simple story. The story is 5 decades older than this version with Sendak’s illustrations, and I see why he chose to do them. The illustrations are wonderful, and take the reader back to the world of Wild things.

Bears was a book about bears literally everywhere and their actions. Every word at the end of each sentence rhymed with Bears. It was actually cool and a really quick read.

This is a retelling/reanimation of Ruth Krauss's 1948 Bears. Sendak adds some subplots, a dog, and... Max, the hero of Where the Wild Things are.

A clever story, Sendak at his mischievious best.

Something about this edition, as illustrated by Sendak, just went sour for me. I love Krauss, I love much of Sendak, I've loved their other collaborations - but not this one, sorry. I would like to try to find the original edition, though, the one with simpler pictures.

Super simple-read with a chant from kids-Bears Bears Bears Bears