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Bears and Boos (Bears on Chairs) Hardcover – Picture Book, July 14, 2020

by Shirley Parenteau (Author), David Walker (Illustrator)

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The adorable bears are excited to dress up for Halloween — but are there enough costumes for everyone?

Big Brown Bear and the four little bears can’t wait to dress up for Halloween. Everyone grabs their costumes from the costume box, but — oops! — in the rush, Floppy is knocked on her furry behind, and now there are no costumes left for her! Fuzzy says she’s sorry and offers Floppy a golden gown. Then each of the other bears shares an item with Floppy, and soon she’s dressed like a queen — just in time for the parade! Shirley Parenteau and David Walker combine cheerful read-aloud rhyme and irresistibly charming art in another story for the youngest cubs and their big bears.

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The four-line rhyming text scans well, perfect for chanting along. Acrylic art in a pastel palette depict friendly bears with soft, rounded bodies, and the full-page spreads are nicely mixed with single-page illustrations. In what’s sure to be an unusual Halloween season, the simple pleasures and clamor of dressing up will be appreciated by preschoolers.
—School Library Journal

This latest in Parenteau and Walker’s Bears on Chairs series is a sweet, brief rhyming tale for very young children that emphasizes kindness and sharing—a fine message for Halloween or any time. The lilting verses move smoothly and rhythmically and express a familiar scenario. The colorful, expressive illustrations are endearing; minimal text and lots of white space per page focus attention on the characters and goings-on. Enjoyable holiday fare for the littlest trick-or-treaters.
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Written in rhymed couplets that read aloud smoothly and illustrated with expressive acrylic paintings, this picture book ends on an upbeat note that suits the holiday theme. An appealing addition to the series that began with Bears on Chairs (2009).
—Booklist Online

Walker’s simply rendered acrylic art packs oodles of expressiveness into the soft and fuzzy cubs’ faces and body language, affirming Parenteau’s message: “When the bears all share,/ the bears all win./ Let the Halloween/ celebration begin!”
—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Shirley Parenteau is the author of the Bears on Chairs series of picture books as well as the Friendship Dolls middle-grade historical fiction series. She lives near Sacramento, California.

David Walker is the illustrator of the Bears on Chairsseries as well as many other books, including Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root and the Peep and Ducky books by David Martin. He lives in North Carolina.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick; Illustrated edition (July 14, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 153620837X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536208375
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 0.36 x 10.63 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,974,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,647 in Children's Halloween Books (Books)
- #3,485 in Children's Bear Books (Books)
- #22,084 in Children's Friendship Books

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Dad of Divas

Fun book for Halloween

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

This is a ton of fun and just in time for Halloween. Some great friends are heading to a parade. You get to see the bears having to work around to find the things that they need for their costumes. Will the bears find everything that they need in time? The book has many themes about teamwork and it is a great book that is short, but says a lot too about friendship and more.

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BookLover0596

Wonderful children's books!

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020

This is a wonderful children's book! I love the important message for kids about sharing. The words flow seamlessly, making it a fun read for parents. The illustrations are festive and colorful, capturing the attention of young readers' eyes.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the e-book in exchange for an honest review.

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

A sweet story about sharing! I really liked the artwork and the message of the book! All the bears costumes were really cute! A great Halloween story for any kid.

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Rebecca

Lovely, gentle, and fright-free Halloween story - 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020

Thank you to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Bears and Boos written by Shirley Parenteau with art by David Walker is a lovely picture book starring some adorable little bears dressing up for Halloween and teaching young readers an important lesson along the way.

This is a lovely, gentle, and fright-free Halloween story that is perfect for very young readers. Big Brown Bear, Fuzzy, Yellow, Calico, and Floppy are excited to dress up for Halloween. Everyone grabs a costume from the costume box… except poor Floppy who gets lost in the rush. Now, there are no costumes left for her! What’s a little bear to do? But, with help from her friends, Floppy becomes the holiday queen. Now, everyone is happy and ready for the parade!

Shirley Parenteau’s rhyming narration is simple and cute. It’s wonderful to read aloud and definitely helps in emphasizing the book’s lesson of sharing, caring, and helping others. The book is short and the storyline is very easy to follow which makes this a great treat for young readers. I also think older children will definitely benefit from the book’s lessons! I particularly like that although this is a Halloween themed story, there are no scares or frights which really allows the message to shine.

David Walker’s cheerful and colourful illustrations are festively Halloween and super cute. I love the distinct and adorable little group of bears. I love the variation in their colours and their cute costumes are particularly sweet.

This book is lovely and easy to read. I really hope to see more of these bears’ adventures in the future!

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

It’s Halloween and almost time for Big Brown Bear, Fuzzy, Yellow, Calico and Floppy to go to the parade. The young bears are eager to find the items they need for their costumes and in the rush Floppy is knocked over.

Only one item remains in the box when the other bears are done and it’s not enough for a costume. One by one the other bears share an item from their costumes with Floppy. Then it’s time to go to the parade.

With an emphasis on learning to share, ‘Bears and Boos’ is an introduction to Halloween, minus the scares. I always find bears easy to love; the colour palette used in the illustrations made this book’s bears even more adorable. I particularly liked Calico, who’s wearing the wizard’s hat.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for the opportunity to read this book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020

Such a cute book with a lesson on sharing. The illustrations were adorable as well! My daughter loved his book, and it was the perfect length to keep her attention, while not being too long. It really did show how great sharing can be, which can be a hard lesson to teach children. Definitely recommend!

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020

This was a super cute book! A great lesson on sharing and playing together. I'm interested in reading more of the books about these bears. I enjoyed this a lot. But I feel like it was so short.

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020

The bears are excited for Halloween. They start to get dressed but run out of costumes for everyone. This is a great story to teach children the value of sharing.

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