Bear's Lost Glasses
Bear's Lost Glasses
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Annotation: Bear can't find his glasses. He must have left them at Giraffe's house. On the way over, Bear sees all kinds of animals ... more
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #384619
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Gecko Press
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 08/01/24
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-7765-7594-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-7765-7594-7
Dewey: E
Dimensions: 26 cm
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

Hilarity ensues when a bear "sees" without specs.Where are Bear's glasses? Bear "can't see a thing without them!" Young listeners will notice that the bright red glasses are atop Bear's head and will eagerly cry out to let Bear know. But our hapless friend decides that the glasses are at Giraffe's house and trots over. On the way, Bear passes a large, two-branched tree and misidentifies it as a deer with antlers. Bear also mistakes a low-lying bush for a crocodile, a big boulder for an elephant, and a spindly pink plant for a flamingo. Bear's amazed by these never-before-seen creatures along the path. Bear even assumes that a reclining Giraffe is a snake! When Bear explains the problem, Giraffe "returns" the glasses by removing them from Bear's head. Bear's vindicated, "knowing" they were at Giraffe's house all along, then describes the unusual sights. Giraffe's eager to see them and accompanies Bear, who's now wearing the spectacles. Naturally, neither spots the creatures Bear described. Bear, confused, thinks the glasses are the problem-but now, having removed them, Bear directs Giraffe's attention to three nearby "lions." Moral: Maybe it's better (and more fun) to "see" with the imagination? This comical charmer, originally published in the Netherlands, will engage children as they laughingly correct Bear's misnomers. Set against white backdrops, the caricature-esque illustrations capture the expressive protagonists' close friendship.A humorous, delightful tale about finding wonderful new ways to see the world. (Picture book. 4-7)

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Reading Level: 1.0
Interest Level: P-K

Bear can't find his glasses. He must have left them at Giraffe's house.

On the way over, Bear sees all kinds of animals he didn't notice last time: an elephant, a crocodile, a flamingo, a deer. And who's this long spotty snake lying on Giraffe's deckchair?

The patient Giraffe finds Bear's glassesright where glasses always get lost, perched on his head. Then Bear takes Giraffe to meet these wondrous animals that he found on the way.

Leo Timmers' details are full of expression and humorthe angle of Giraffe's neck and lift of his eyebrows, hiding his skepticism as he helps his friend, the dear, artless bear.

Through an ingenious telling of this classic comical situation, Leo Timmers shows us how to enjoy the world through different eyes.


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