This is NOT a Polar Bear!

Аннотация к книге "This is NOT a Polar Bear!":
When the polar bear arrives home with a lovely tree, the mouse pushes the bear aside and adorns the tree with huge ornaments. But the bear has a different idea and illuminates the tree with a brilliant display of lights. The mouse, of course, disapproves. And so the two continue back and forth until the tree collapses. Luckily, they find a way to put things right. The rhyming text keeps an even tempo well suited for reading aloud and includes vocabulary words like baubles and incendiary. This silly story will elicit giggles from little readers: At one point a manatee dressed as a fairy tops the tree, and at the end, after a gift exchange, the mouse and polar bear each end up wearing sweaters sized for the other. The soft illustrations, with simple solid-colored backgrounds, focus readers’ attention on the unsuccessful Christmas tree decor and the reactions of the two friends. The mouse’s self-satisfied look is spot-on, as is the polar bear’s expression of annoyance. The length, pacing, and charming illustrations make this one a future Christmas favorite. Читать дальше…