Baby Bear
School year: Reception
No. of pages 36
Published: 2019
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children in preschool.
This book has been graded for interest at 0-4 years.
There are 36 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Kadir Nelson, New York Times bestselling author and two-time Caldecott Honor winner lives in San Diego, California.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Kentucky Blue Grass Award - Preschool
This book was recognised in the Preschool category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award.
"In Nelson's hands, the natural world is enviably ruled by kind intentions and respect." -- New York Times Book Review
"In Nelson's hands, the natural world is enviably ruled by kind intentions and respect." -- New York Times Book Review
"A final picture book, filled with moody, sumptuous paintings, evokes the feelings of trust and vulnerability that small children are liable to experience in a world so much bigger than they are." -- Wall Street Journal
"A final picture book, filled with moody, sumptuous paintings, evokes the feelings of trust and vulnerability that small children are liable to experience in a world so much bigger than they are." -- Wall Street Journal
The award-winning Nelson turns from nuanced treatments of historical subjects to this exploration of a classic preschool trope: a lost animal's search for home. . . . Resonant." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"The award-winning Nelson turns from nuanced treatments of historical subjects to this exploration of a classic preschool trope: a lost animal's search for home. . . . Resonant." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Nelson builds his tale on the simplest bedtime-story scaffolding: a bear cub loses its way home and asks other forest animals for help. What distinguishes Nelson's creation is an atmosphere of loving-kindness and the affirmation of Baby Bear's ability to make the journey alone." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Nelson builds his tale on the simplest bedtime-story scaffolding: a bear cub loses its way home and asks other forest animals for help. What distinguishes Nelson's creation is an atmosphere of loving-kindness and the affirmation of Baby Bear's ability to make the journey alone." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Nelson's luscious oils on canvas are as breathtaking as ever, and his superb, almost life-sized, depictions of these creatures in their natural environment hold a wonder of their own." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Nelson's luscious oils on canvas are as breathtaking as ever, and his superb, almost life-sized, depictions of these creatures in their natural environment hold a wonder of their own." -- School Library Journal
"Kadir Nelson's exquisitely understated picture book charts a bear cub's journey to find his home, with helpful advice from his fellow woodland creatures." -- Shelf Awareness
"Kadir Nelson's exquisitely understated picture book charts a bear cub's journey to find his home, with helpful advice from his fellow woodland creatures." -- Shelf Awareness