Jonathan Bentley

bilingual storytime 9/2019 (toddlers and up).
Note if you are reading this side by side with the Spanish version, one of the text lines is rearranged at the end to appear on the previous page--as always, a quick read-through ahead of time is helpful.

short, expressive text follows a young boy as he searches for his bear (while a large looming bear follows him in plain sight). It turns out that he is looking for the little stuffed bear that the large bear needs to fall asleep, and they all go to bed in the end.
Charming, appealing illustrations with expressions that are instantly relatable.… (meer)

From award-winning illustrator, Jonathan Bentley comes a truly irresistible story about a young boy searching for Bear before going to bed. With determination matched only by his growing need to sleep, the little boy perseveres until Bear is found and he can finally go to bed. But this seemingly simple story has a charming twist that will keep readers young and old enthralled to the last page.

Reviewed for Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time. Full review here: href="http://readingtime.com.au/where-is-bear/" rel="nofollow" target="_top">http://readingtime.com.au/where-is-bear/.… (meer)