Shh! Bears Sleeping
School year: Reception, Year 1
Published: 2017
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This book is aimed at children up to US kindergarten.
This book has been graded for interest at 2-5 years.
This book was published in 2017 by Penguin Putnam Inc .
STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER have collaborated on over 45 picture books. Their work has received rave reviews and won awards, including My Many Colored Days , I Walk at Night , and New York's Bravest . Visit them online at www. johnsonandfancher. com. David Martin has written many books for children, including Let's Have a Tree Party! , illustrated by John Manders; All for Pie, Pie for All and Little Bunny and the Magic Christmas Tree , both illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev; and We've All Got Bellybuttons! , illustrated by Randy Cecil. He lives in Vermont.
Praise for Shh! Bears Sleeping
"The youngest bear lovers will appreciate Martin's simple rhyming lines, accompanied by attractive pastel scenes of bear life." --The New York Times Book Review
"The terse, evocative lines of verse give structure to this lovely picture book, which is illustrated with nicely textured, beautifully composed oil paintings. Using light and shadow effectively, the artwork captures the beauty of the forest in all seasons . . . this handsome picture book is highly recommended for reading aloud." --Booklist
"Gorgeous oil paintings convey the changing cycles of the seasons as seen through the eyes of a black bear and her cubs." --School Library Journal
"Johnson and Fancher's oil-painted bears are stunningly realistic, yet they also have a cozy fuzziness, wrapped in dark brown warmth." --Kirkus Reviews
"The text is both informative and inviting. Johnson and Fancher's expansive oil paintings are softly textured, with underbrush and bear fur coats thick and tactile; the landscapes are detailed and attractive in their own right (most notably when the focus-pulling bears are back underground and out of sight), and the bear cubs are simultaneously realistic and adorable. The result is an effective entry-level natural history lesson that's a great transition for lovers of fictional picture-book bears." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Breathtaking . . . filled with nuance in a simple rhyming text." --Meridian Magazine
"A wonderful introduction to the natural world, Shh! Bears Sleeping is a delight." --The Repository