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It's winter and little bear doesn't want to go to sleep. He's sure he won't get cold outside. He doesn't mind how long the winter is, how deep the snow might get or how hard the wind might blow. Until, that is, he finds himself all alone in a snowstorm. After a few panicky moments, he finds his mother again. "Mamma, I'm back," he says. "Winter is very long and you might get lonely."
Claudia Rueda's classic picture-book illustrations, with their simple strong lines and shapes, show a very determined little bear and his mother in an increasingly snowy landscape. Little bear is a character that children everywhere will identify with.
Claudia Rueda's classic picture-book illustrations, with their simple strong lines and shapes, show a very determined little bear and his mother in an increasingly snowy landscape. Little bear is a character that children everywhere will identify with.
44 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2010
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Claudia Rueda
65 books86 followersClaudia Rueda is a Colombian picture book author, New York Times Best Seller illustrator and a 2016 Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren award nominee. Her books have been published throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have been translated into more than ten different languages.
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July 12, 2014
Una storia che si costruisce da sola, grazie soprattutto alle immagini, semplici ma essenziali, nei (non)colori dei bianchi e dei grigi della neve e del silenzio. Immagini da leggere e interpretare. E con un efficace messaggio di libertà e autonomia.
p.s. dopo averla letta con un gruppetto di bambini, una bimba mi chiede il libro per andarlo a mostrare alla mamma; ritorna, dopo poco, insieme ad un'amichetta e mi chiede di rileggerla di nuovo.
(Dolcezze... personificate!)
p.s. dopo averla letta con un gruppetto di bambini, una bimba mi chiede il libro per andarlo a mostrare alla mamma; ritorna, dopo poco, insieme ad un'amichetta e mi chiede di rileggerla di nuovo.
(Dolcezze... personificate!)
February 24, 2014
My five-year-old son picked this book out from the library last week. He could read the cover.
This book is OK. It is repetitive, which isn't necessarily bad, except that if you want to be repetitive, it's a good idea to add some humor, either in the text or the illustrations. Both the text and the illustrations were a little too straightforward to allow for giggles. Too bad.
This book is OK. It is repetitive, which isn't necessarily bad, except that if you want to be repetitive, it's a good idea to add some humor, either in the text or the illustrations. Both the text and the illustrations were a little too straightforward to allow for giggles. Too bad.
October 29, 2010
Winter is coming, but Little Bear doesn't want to hibernate. He tells his mother so with a resounding "No!" For every objection, he has a ready answer. Even when he gives in to winter and hibernation, he makes it his idea, not his mother's.
What I thought: What a cute book! Little Bear could give some kids competition. Have you ever met a kid like him? Well, I have. Rueda has captured children's attitudes exactly. This will be a fun book to share in story time. I'll ask the kids what they would say to their mothers! The illustrations aer just beautiful. I love the uncomplicated color scheme and the softness of the illustrations. My favorite illustration is Little Bear building a snowman.
Story Time Themes: Bears, Winter, Mothers
What I thought: What a cute book! Little Bear could give some kids competition. Have you ever met a kid like him? Well, I have. Rueda has captured children's attitudes exactly. This will be a fun book to share in story time. I'll ask the kids what they would say to their mothers! The illustrations aer just beautiful. I love the uncomplicated color scheme and the softness of the illustrations. My favorite illustration is Little Bear building a snowman.
Story Time Themes: Bears, Winter, Mothers
January 29, 2020
Simple text with lots of repetition about a young bear who doesn't want to hibernate. Despite all his mother's objections, Little Bear wants to stay up. However, when a snowstorm gets really bad, he rethinks his options. The illustrations convey the story really nicely and this book is a good, but not outstanding, group read aloud.
July 24, 2023
A little bear chooses not to listen to his mother. He faces logical consequences of being scared and cold as he is all alone during a winter snow storm. His mother wanted him to hibernate. This is a lovely story to teach why we should follow directions. Of course the book banners have issues with this one too. I honestly don’t know why.
January 30, 2020
This is a very sweet picture book whose illustrations tell a lot of the story. My younger and older preschoolers alike loved saying what was going on based on the pictures. And the ending is very endearing and sends a good message about loving relationships.
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March 9, 2024I chose this book for the 2024 Popsugar reading challenge prompt “a book with a title that is a complete sentence”. I didn’t know it was a children’s book when I chose the title haha. I’ll hold off on giving a star rating given that I’m not the target audience.
December 8, 2017
Very cute book about a mama and baby bear, winter, and hibernation. It definitely could have benefited from a better title!
December 9, 2017
Sweet short, quick read for young toddlers and preschoolers. This would work with hibernation / snow / winter themed storytimes.
I like the art too.
I like the art too.
April 4, 2018
The whole time I was reading I just kept saying to myself "she's the mom, she should just drag him back to the den with her, there's no reasoning with a child."
April 10, 2018
Why would a little bear want to go to sleep when here are so many other things to see and do. Eventually, he realizes he is lonely and heads back to mamma. Cute book and easy to read.
February 7, 2019
Listen to your mother, kids. Nice book to read on a snowy day.
March 29, 2023
Perfect structure. So simple yet enthralling.
August 11, 2023
For the most part, I can relate to little bear.
February 22, 2026
A book any parent of any species can relate to ;-)
February 24, 2013
I loved the graphics of this book. The cover caught my eye, it sort of stood out at the library, and the story is fine. My son is of age to know that what baby bear says and does may not be right, that mommy probably knows best, so the thread is mostly predictable but sweet nonetheless. But, the pictures are very cool in their simpleness. I especially liked a couple of pictures where the angle was from above, showing perspective with only a silhouette. A very nice touch!
This is pretty much an early reader, not many words per page, predictable story line.
This is pretty much an early reader, not many words per page, predictable story line.
October 4, 2010
I bear doesn't want to hibernate for winter. He leaves his mother, running off to play, until he realizes he's alone and comes running home again.
This book is okay, it's straightforward (although the story line is a little boring). The illustrations are done on the computer and therefore very graphic. The boldness of the illustrations make it a good choice for story time. It would work well for toddler story time, one-on-one or an individual quiet read too.
Ages: 0-5
This book is okay, it's straightforward (although the story line is a little boring). The illustrations are done on the computer and therefore very graphic. The boldness of the illustrations make it a good choice for story time. It would work well for toddler story time, one-on-one or an individual quiet read too.
Ages: 0-5
September 13, 2011
I-don't-wanna-go-to-sleep is the cry of children everywhere, even little bears apparently, and Rueda captures this well. The artwork is lovely, using muted blues and browns with white to capture the beginning of winter forest. I am thinking about using this for a "winter is coming" story time and when the preschool teachers want winter is coming/hibernation books this is a book I'll be likely to hand them.
February 23, 2013
A sweet story about a stubborn little cub who does not want to go to sleep, and has an answer for each of Mother Bear's arguments...until he gets scared in the middle of a blinding snowstorm and makes his way back to the safety of his mother and his warm cave. My storytime audience could identify with Baby Bear's not wanting to go to bed...and laughed as he says when returning to the cave, " Mamma, I'm back. Winter is very long and you might get lonely."
October 15, 2010
I often read aloud picture books to kindergarten that have two characters and simple dialogue. Elephant and Piggie works very well. I am one character. A student is the other. There's nothing better than a six-year-old "becoming" Piggie or Elephant. I'm going to try it out with NO. I'll let you know how it goes.
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January 17, 2014It's ok. The little bear doesn't want to hibernate for winter, and so argues with his mother every step of the way. In the end baby bear decides hibernating might not be such a bad idea.
We all enjoyed it for a read through once or twice (and the mama/baby interactions sure hit close to home for me!), but this isn't one that our 3 year old has been wanting to revisit over and over.
We all enjoyed it for a read through once or twice (and the mama/baby interactions sure hit close to home for me!), but this isn't one that our 3 year old has been wanting to revisit over and over.
January 31, 2011
Mama Bear tries to coax Little Bear into the cave to sleep for the winter, but Little Bear wants to stay out and play in the snow until a storm blows in and he can't see anything, not even Mama Bear.
October 25, 2011
Clear digital illustrations stand out against snowy white background. Young children asserting independence from a parent will see themselves in little bear, who doesn't want to go to sleep for winter.
July 11, 2010
Mother always knows best. Delightful!
September 16, 2010
I'm blinded by the cuteness of this book both in illustration and narrative.
March 10, 2011
Instead of hibernating, a young bear cub stays up to play in the snow. Simple and sweet.
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May 1, 2011bear in winter
August 19, 2011
The first time I read it I thought 3 stars, but after hearing my 4 year old read it aloud to me I had to give it another star. Beautiful book when read aloud by a young reader.
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