Dear Bear

by Joanna Harrison

Book Overview

Katie is afraid of the bear that lives under the stairs in her house, until they exchange letters and she finally gets to meet him This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876148399
• ISBN13: 9780876148396
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Cute Book

This is a cute book about a girl dealing with her fear. Mom "plays" along to help her daughter overcome her fear.

Delightful

I teach first grade and used this book for a week's lesson in language arts. The students loved the book and enjoyed the ending thoroughly. The book shows kids how fun writing letters can be and how important it is to communicate their thoughts through writing. "Dear Bear" is a delightful book that I enjoyed just as much as my first graders did.

I love love love this book!!

A little girl is convinced that a terrifying dangerous bear lives under the stairs in her home. Her parents deal with her fear in a very creative way: they suggest that she write a letter to the bear asking him to go away. What develops is a friendship written back and forth through letters from the "bear" to the girl and vice versa. My favorite page is the last page! The bear writes the girl a last letter and invites her to tea under the stairs. The little girl is nervous, but gets all dressed up and goes. She walks into the little cubby underneath the stairwell and discovers a really cute teddy bear set up by a tea set and another note asking to come live with her (he's tired of living under the stairs). So very cute and a very creative way of helping a child conquer her fears.

Great Book

My five year old loved this book. We read it every night for a week. She loved the story of how the Bear gradually became a friend. The story inspired her to ask a lot of questions and led to some very insightful discussions. The pictures really added to the story. I highly recommend this book.

Dear Bear

This is a wondersul book about a girl who writes letters to the bear that lives under her staircase. Dear Bear is a great book about friendship, trust, and overcoming fears.