Snug

by Mary Elizabeth Hanson

Mother bear wants to teach Snug how to find food. But Snug couldn't care less -- he just wants to play. So each time Mother demonstrates a new foraging technique, Snug scampers off and gets into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689811640
• ISBN13: 9780689811647
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Snuggly fun for the very young!

This endearing and exuberant book is perfect for the read-aloud crowd. As a parent of a toddler, I can empathize with mama bear's frustrations and enduring patience; my son revels in Snug's unquenchable curiosity, imagination, and passion for living. As a former preschool teacher, I can see how this book would lend itself well to dramatic and fun classroom readings. It also quietly reaffirms the bond between a mother and her child. The illustrations are charming, bold and leaping with enthusiasm; their textural quality fills them with kid-appeal.

A heartwarming tale about a bear and his mom.

My granddaughter loves Snug. A little actress, she acts out Snug's part and does his lines whenever they fit into the conversation. For instance, when her mom calls her for dinner, the little dear says, with a very sweet expression: "I'd rather eat beetles!" It's also the kind of story a tired mom can relate to on a busy, frustrating day.

My son loves Snug for its humor, love and adventure!

Our three year old needs at least one reading of Snug each day. He identifies with the bear cub's mischief and usually ends up in a rumbly tickle fest with Mom or Dad at the end of the story. He even wants to talk about real bears and how they spend their days. It's a great story for little naturalists in training!

A story of adventure and learning children can relate to.

The young will understand, relate to, enjoy and cheer on Snug's appetite for exploration and adventure. His mother allows his antics to a point. Still, in a gentle and maternal manner, she provides the care, guidance and support he requires to survive in an often hostile and dangerous world.On another level, the author speaks to a child's awareness of the unknown that Snug confronts as he ventures out into an all new world. For small children, the unknown is all around them too. They can share the perplexing (even dangerous) realities that Snug finds in new places.So, this book contains a feel for the close mother/young tie that warms its audience as it demonstrates that learning to meet life and to live successfully needs a balance between reaching out (in play at first) to the world around us and the awareness of the consequences that can follow unfettered, youthful rashness.This book maintains interrest, is well paced. Dhildne will take Snug and his adventures into their hearts as they revel in his first day at play.