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misspippireads's review against another edition
3.0
A very persistent bear visits a little boy and they finally become friends.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
beths0103's review against another edition
4.0
A sweet story about a little boy who thinks he wants to be alone and not be bothered, but when he finds himself getting his wish, suddenly he wonders if being alone is what he really wanted after all.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Dan Taylor clearly has a background in design because the little boy’s house looks like it could be on HGTV.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Dan Taylor clearly has a background in design because the little boy’s house looks like it could be on HGTV.
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes what we think we want, is not actually what we want once we see the reality.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
A young boy sits in his house reading a book called 101 Activities to Do Alone when there's a knock on the door and a big, roly-poly bear is standing there. Go home, the boy tells the bear. But bear keeps coming back, until one day he doesn't and the boy begins to really miss him. After a few days, he begins to look for bear everywhere, even putting up signs. Well, the bear comes back and there's a new book "101 Activities to Do With Bears." When I read this book to my young readers, I thought about all the times, when I was growing up, I would push away the very thing that I wanted either because I was feeling frustrated, I was just in a contrary mood, or I was afraid to opening myself up too much to someone else. When I asked my kids if they ever acted like the boy or like I had as a girl, surprisingly, they actually said that they did and could remember behaving like that but did not know why. This generated conversation made this book well worth reading. And the playful, colorful illustrations helped to alleviate some of the seriousness that could easily overwhelm this book. I mean, seriously, a big round bear with a tiny suitcase knocking on the front door? See what I mean.
olivias's review against another edition
3.0
This book is cute, but nothing super special. Cute illustrations, simple story. A bear keeps coming to a boy's house, but after the boy tells him many times to go home, he stops coming back. It turns out the boy misses him, and goes on a search to find his bear. Could use for friendship storytime, but I think there are lots of better books out there.
tinkeringlibrarian's review
3.0
Not sure I love this for storytime, the pictures are a bit busy. Draws a good parallel for kids who have trouble getting along with siblings or friends who are a bit too rowdy.
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