Little Bear's Little Boat
by Eve Bunting
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When Little Bear can no longer fit into his boat he finds someone else who can use it.Tags
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'Little Bear's Little Boat" is a great children's story to teach the lesson of passing down necessities to others that you don't need anymore. In the story little bear had a little boat which he stayed in all day. He fished in the boat and took naps in the boat. One day he realized he had got to big for the boat. He couldn't even fit in it. He decided to find a little bear that could use the boat. He asked different animals in the forest if they had seen a little bear and only one of them did. The big bear then found the little bear and pasted the little boat on to him so he could enjoy the boat. The story in my opinion is a metaphor for passing down knowledge that doesn't apply to you anymore to the youth. I believe you grow up learn show more from your mistakes and try tell people that are younger than you your story so they don't make the same mistakes. In this case the little boat is what is being passed down. show less
I really loved this book. It has two great messages. The first is that all "little bears" grow up. That is really important for children to know about because one day it will be them who is growing up. The second message is sharing. In the book when Little Bear becomes Big bear he finds another Little Bear to give his boat to. This is another important message for young learners because sharing really is important.
Delightful approach to growing up and become who we're meant to be. I liked reading it aloud for library story time. Grown-ups always smiled and children enjoyed the simple plot.
Little bear enjoys his small boat, and he loves to play in his boat all day. One day he notices he no longer fits in his favorite boat. He learns about growing up and decides to find another young bear so the boat can be enjoyed once more. This is a really cute book for young kids. It teaches kids that they will grow and change, but that's okay.
One of my new favorite read alouds. Little Bears becomes to big for his little boat so he must find another little bear to fulfill the boats destiny. Super sweet, awesome message!
Little Bear loves his little boat. He loved to take it on the lake, fish, and take naps in his boat. One day little bear noticed he got so big that he couldn’t fit in the boat anymore. Not knowing what to do, big bear decided to give the boat to a little bear. As he watched the little bear, he could tell he was happy. On the other hand, big bear was happy too! He was building himself a big boat! This could be a problem for any child. So, this is a great book to read to children as they grow.
I love this cute story about growing up and growing out of things.
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Eve Bunting was born in 1928 in Maghera, Ireland, as Anne Evelyn Bunting. She graduated from Northern Ireland's Methodist College in Belfast in 1945 and then studied at Belfast's Queen's College. She emigrated with her family in 1958 to California, and became a naturalized citizen in 1969. That same year, she began her writing career, and in 1972, show more her first book, "The Two Giants" was published. In 1976, "One More Flight" won the Golden Kite Medal, and in 1978, "Ghost of Summer" won the Southern California's Council on Literature for Children and Young People's Award for fiction. "Smokey Night" won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1995 and "Winter's Coming" was voted one of the 10 Best Books of 1977 by the New York Times. Bunting is involved in many writer's organizations such as P.E.N., The Authors Guild, the California Writer's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers. She has published stories in both Cricket, and Jack and Jill Magazines, and has written over 150 books in various genres such as children's books, contemporary, historic and realistic fiction, poetry, nonfiction and humor. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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