The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618337253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All of the partygoers flee, including Little Bear, who stumbles home for the rest of his long nap. He follows his nose to where a family is celebrating Purim with a lively parade outside their home. With a muted palette and folksy touches, Howland's appealing gouache paintings perfectly capture the flavor of the Jewish festivities that signal the end of winter. . Everyone has an idea of which villager might be disguised beneath the fur–except a boy named Itzik. Various people prod him to join in until finally he wak
The comical story and Naomi Howland’s bright, jolly illustrations capture the noisy and cheerful spirit of a favorite holiday, which falls on March 25 in 2005. The people inside are having a wonderful time and are delighted to welcome the stranger in a bear costume—after all, it’s Purim, when lots of people dress up! Little Itzik suspects that the stranger might actually be a real bear, but everyone else is having too much fun to pay attention to his warnings. Includes an Author’s Note about the celebration of Purim.. When Little Bear wakes up from hibernation and goes off in search of something to eat, the smells of a delicious feast draw him to a ne
Very sweet and creative story! Amazon Customer A real bear at a Purim party? My children ate this book up! Illustrations were great! One of those, 'Mama, read it again' books.. learned something new Melissa Sack The little bear in the story has just awokefrom his hibernation. He goes out of the woods in search of some food. He finds himself at a home where there is a Purim celebration going on. The people see the bear and think that he must be just a child dr. "The Mystery Bear" according to A. Diamond. This is a story about welcoming Purim guests, and a hungry bear is mistakened for a guest in costume. I have read this book for many years as a librarian and my grandchildren love it too! It is appropriate until grade three.