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aengh's review against another edition
3.0
This is a really cute book. The images are great, and the words are good for prompting strategies for managing emotions. It also has good seasonal imagery, but I don't think that 'hibernate' is a great word...Its relation wasn't super clear. Some of the images fell short, but I still think I'd really enjoy reading it to kids.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
Told in rhyme and based on a song of the same name written by Benjamin Scheuer, Hibernate with Me makes a perfect bedtime story. Sometimes all kids feel small, shy, scared or lost and need reassurance and a reminder that they are loved and not alone. A mama bear sings to her cub words of reassurance: "Sometimes things can feel confusing/Sometimes things feel gray./But if you're ever feeling...lost,/I'll help you find your way," and ending most stanzas with a wonderful refrain "Darling you can hibernate with me." Mama bear's comforting words remind baby bear that there's a warm, cozy safe place for the cub to be. Jemima Williams' watercolor and digitally rendered illustrations are warm and friendly, and really capture the strong bond between the mother/child relationship and all its emotions. I've read this book a number of times to my young readers and they never get tired of hearing it and exploring the illustrations. The words and music for the song "Hibernate with Me" are included on the back endpapers and we did have a musician visit and teach us the song, which was a lot of fun.
carolsnotebook's review against another edition
4.0
Hibernate with Me is a wonderful picture book. The story features a little bear and his mom/dad. No matter how rough life can gets or how shy the little bear feels, little bear always has a safe, warm home to go to.
The words have a gentle rhyming pattern, and the illustrations accompany it perfectly. They are detailed, colorful and fit the moods, seasons of the story.
The story was originally a song. The melody is in the back of the book. The lullaby quality of the story makes it a perfect book for bedtime.
Hibernate with Me is a gentle reminder that no matter how sad, small, or scared you feel, you are always worthy of love, and that brighter days are always ahead.
The words have a gentle rhyming pattern, and the illustrations accompany it perfectly. They are detailed, colorful and fit the moods, seasons of the story.
The story was originally a song. The melody is in the back of the book. The lullaby quality of the story makes it a perfect book for bedtime.
Hibernate with Me is a gentle reminder that no matter how sad, small, or scared you feel, you are always worthy of love, and that brighter days are always ahead.
jeninthebooks's review
5.0
This will make a great baby shower book (I hope it eventually comes out as a board book!). A wonderful sentiment about always being there for someone, through all that life throws at them.
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