A beautiful little bear
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My son Daniel and I love this little board book. It is just the right size and robust enough for him to be involved in holding and turning the pages. There are also small board flaps which assist the unfolding story.
The illustrations have a gorgeous warmth and the colouring of the book has a creamy ochre tone and earthy colours which capture the woodland feel of the story.
The story is of a little bear in bright red waist coat, writing letters to his friends and delivering them each at their different homes around the wood. There is a sense of anticipation until all the letters are delivered and then, delightfully, one of the flaps becomes that of an envelope which you open to invite you and bear's friends to come to his party. Bear gets ready for the party baking a cake and finally welcomes all his firends at the door at the end of the book.
I love the simple text which introduces simple counting . Also the delivery of invitations to a party which children love. The book is just the right length for reading and rereading to a young baby and, I would imagine, as childs early reading book.
We love it and are off to order some more from the series.
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