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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/9/14

The Very Cranky Bear


AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Nick Bland
PUBLISHER: Orchard Books
PUBLICATION DATE:  July 29, 2014
GENRE: Picture Book                    
READING LEVEL:  Ages 5-7
BRIEF OVERVIEW: When a zebra, lion, sheep, and moose try to find shelter in a cave from the storm, they notice a very cranky bear. They try to cheer poor bear up by offering the very stripes off Zebras back, the mane off of Lions head, and even Mooses antelers! Will sheep have the answer to Bears problems?
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  Provide students with a copy of brown bear picture and let them decorate him like the story. Stripes like Zebra, mane like Lion and antlers like Moose.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Mary McKenzie, Valdosta State University ECSE)