NEW! Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: 40th Anniversary Edition (Brown Bear and Friends) with Free shipping
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With more than two million copies sold, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? has opened up a world of learning to a generation of children. For this edition, created for the twenty-fifth anniversay in 1992, Bill Martin, Jr., restored his text to its original wording. And Eric Carle created all new pictures--based on the originals, but clearer, brighter, and truer to the colors they represent.
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Customer Reviews
I started collecting children's books long before my daughter was born, but I never bought this one. Every time I would read it in a bookstore, I couldn't figure out what all they hype was about. It's kind of weird: Why is the horse blue? ("Blue horse, blue horse, what do you see?") And why is the cat purple? All of the other animals are the correct colors. The words seemeded, at the time, repetitive and boring. And I thought it was odd that there was a teacher at the end. It seemed like this book belonged in a classroom rather than at home.
Fast forward to a few months ago, when my daughter, at the time 11 months old, went to a little baby-and-mommy enrichment class that I take her to. The teacher read this book, and my daughter was enthralled. She stared and stared, and she kept scooching up closer to the teacher for a better view. And the teacher's delivery-- filled with enthusiasm about what was on the next page, and with the ANIMAL SOUNDS that each animal makes-- kept every child in the class completely captivated. I still don't understand the animal colors, but I've changed my mind about this book. I have come to believe that taste in books is something one is born with, and everyone is different. While I would never have picked this book out for my daughter, she clearly loves it, and for that reason, I now love it, too. I can't believe how much she took to it, but I bought the book today, and am excited to read it to her tonight.
For those whose children find this book boring, I can think of two possibilities: (a) they just have different taste than the kids who do, or (b) your delivery could be better. Try reading it with excitement about what could POSSIBLY be on the next page, and doing the corresponding animal sounds as you turn to each animal. It might help breathe some new life into the book for your child.
I'm sorry to hear the book was changed from its original version. That's really a shame. I still gave it 5 stars, because of my daughter's reaction to it, but I agree that the format should NEVER have been changed for classic like this book.
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