I Don't Care! Said the Bear

by Colin West and west-colin

Book Overview

The big brown bear doesn't care that the moose is on the loose or that a bad-tempered goose and a big pig and a wolf are following him, but is he afraid of a teeny-weeny mouse?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564028070
• ISBN13: 9781564028075
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

4 1/2 * A One-Joke Note

There's not much plot to this book, but it's done extremely well. IT is made for reading aloud, with jumpy rhymes and repetition. "There's a moose on the loose!" Next page: "There's a moose on the loose and a bad-tempered goose!" And so on, until the bear also says "I don't care to a "pig who is big," "a snake from the lake," "a wolf from the north(what happened to the rhyme on that one?)," and a "teeny-weeny mouse." The latter gets our laissez-faire bear jumping back to his lair. As you can see, infectious fun. A good book for the small fry, read this one with drama! 16 pages, with simple pictures on each one.

My 8 year old still loves this book!!

The wonderful patterning of words and the rhyming text pull the young child's attention right into the story. The story is one the the child can memorize and begin repeating it as you read they really love the repetative aspects.I really wish the author and the publisher would once again put this selection back into print.

The Best

I absolutly loved this book. It was the first Colin West book I ever read to my story time group. They laughed and enjoyed the book. I love the rhyming. The illustrations were colorful and wonderful. Simply a must for little children.