A Visitor for Bear

A Visitor for Bear is my favorite picture book of 2008. The illustrations are homey and comforting and demand repeated readings.They also supply a huge amount of the characterization to a stubborn but kind hearted bear and his persistent new friend. A classic in the making.

Cute picture book with great repeition! Very cute and funny to read to a class!

A picture book featuring mouse and bear, what it means to be a visitor, and an unlikely friendship, all told with rich language and airy art that invites readers to step into bear's world along with mouse. This book can be enjoyed as a read aloud, at storytime, as readers theatre and offers a story

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that begs to be told. There are opportunities to participate and have fun with the story, too.

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Endearing story about the importance of having friends and being friendly.

Summary: Bear is not one to entertain company. Bear actually prefers not to have any guests. Then one day this mouse appears in bear's home. Bear repeatedly kicks out mouse, but some how mouse keeps getting back in. Finally bear gives up and has mouse over for tea and cheese. Bear then makes

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friends with mouse.
Response: I really liked this book. The moral of the story is not to stay isolated and meet new friends. A fun story wit h illustrations that fit the text and add to the fun of the book.
Themes: Sharing, changing mindset, persistence.

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The style of the illustrations reminded me of Winnie the Pooh, I found them simple, classic, elegant. I liked the variations in font size as well. I enjoyed the book though thought it was hardly groundbreaking. The moral is solid encouraging kids to make friends in odd places and to be open to new

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experiences.

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Bonny Becker brings us a lovely tale of a reclusive bear and a persistent mouse. Sometimes we just want to be left alone, but for Bear who never interacts with anyone, today is just not his day. A lovely tale of the need for friends and social interaction, A Visitor for Bear is a cute and

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fulfilling story. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, the story and characters are brought to life. I highly recommend this picture book for all children, especially those who need a push towards more social interaction.

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The simple backdrop of bear’s forest home sets the stage for a visit from the persistent and irritating mouse.
I loved the story and the illustrations. It helped to promote the idea of friendship but without being preachy. The message was subtle and the story also made me laugh. The illustrations

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were beautifully drawn with attention to detail. The illustrations also helped to illustrate the story. Even though the mouse was tiny in comparison to the bear, mouse still stood out.

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This is the story about Bear and Mouse. Bear does not like visitor's. He has a no visitor allowed sign on his front door. One day Mouse comes to visit and Bear tries everything to stop it. When Bear finally gives in to the little visitor he enjoys their time together and asks him to stay.
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super cute story with super sweet illustrations. The illustrations are reminisent of Beatrix Potter. A great story for a kid whose unwilling to share. And a great addition to any library.

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Mouse is a surprise visitor for Bear, who isn't much of socializer. Mouse in undeterred in paying a visit however, and keeps popping up, much to Bear's dismay. When Bear finally relents, and allows Mouse a chance to visit, he discovers that he enjoys Mouse's friendship immensely.

Cute book about the unexpected friendship between a bear and a little mouse. Illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton are very cute. I could see myself reading this book to the kindergartners.

This is a delightful book. Bear is so uptight and it is such a relief when Mouse comes in and helps him loosen up a bit. The illustrations are great and really help move the story along. This would be a fun read-aloud, and with all the repetition, kids could read-along with the teacher or parent.

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Also a great lesson in accepting differences and being open-minded.

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I especially, liked A visitor for Bear since Bear had made up his mind that he didn’t want any company ever! He seemed quite set in his ways. But then, to his and my surprise at the end of the story he was begging mouse to stay he liked him that much. My guess was Bear just didn’t know what it

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meant to have a true friend. The value of this story is really that it connects and pulls at the reader's heart strings of how we might not want to immediately trust someone new. It’s scary at first. I think the illustrations express this value very well.

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The whole story about the big bear and the tiny mouse. Bear love to be lonely, he just want do everything by himself. Like shelfish. The mouse want to make friend and just want to have a cup of tea or a friend to talk. But the bear try many ways to keep the mouse out of his house. But no matter how

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hard the bear does the mouse still can get in. At the end the bear surrender! Let the mouse in to have chit chat and ship a tea. The bear finally found out that friends is great and fun. Then the bear gt rid the card board "No Visitors Allowed"

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A loner bear is disrupted by an unwelcome mouse that just won’t leave. Giving up, Bear allows him to stay for tea and cheese. Surprisingly, Bear enjoys the company and makes a friend.
The greatest strength of this book would be the storyline with its repetitions and patterns that help children

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predict both the words and what might happen next.

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I heard about this excellent picturebook on NPR. This is a fabulous story that's a little bit longer than most picture books. It tells a very cute and funny story with appropriate use of repetition. I know we will continue to enjoy this book for many years.

Bear says no visitors but Mouse keeps popping up, finally Bear allows him to stay. Bear realizes how lovely it is to have a friend. Sweet illustrations, fun to see where Mouse pops up.

Everyone needs a friend! Great story line.

Lonesome Bear doesn't like visitors (he thinks), but one day he finds that one just won't go away. He learns that he really does like visitors.

As I read this book, I was wondering why Bear doesn't like visitors and found it touching at the end when he realizes that he does like visitors.

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classroom, you could incorporate this book with trying new things or doing things differently.

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A curmudgeonly bear and a mouse that won't give up develop a friendship over the pages of this beautifully illustrated book. You and your child will laugh at how the persistent little mouse finds his way back into the house time and again and you'll share the bear's feelings of gratitude for

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finding a friend. A wonderful book to share and read aloud with your child. It will also help build their vocabulary with words like intolerable, insufferable, vamoose, murmured, disbelief, politely, impressive and exclaimed.

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The plot of this book is humorous and entertaining for students, with how the mouse keeps appearing. This is a great book to help teach beginning skills in prediction.

Wonderful read aloud with beautiful illustrations full of details that the kids love. Grumpy bear does not want visitors. Mouse knocks on his door and summarily dismissed. Mouse somehow manages to find his way back in, repeatedly, to the increasing shock and outrage of bear which is illustrated

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with great humor. Suffice it to say it is one of my most fun read alouds.

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A Visitor for Bear is an enjoyable story about a lonely bear who does not like visitors. However, a persistent Mouse continues to visit Bear, and Bear continuously sends him away. Finally, upon visiting with Mouse over tea and cheese, Bear realizes that having visitors is enjoyable. The author

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introduces the reader to new vocabulary such as “Vamoose,” “Begone,” and “Toodle-oo.” The soft, watercolor illustrations are not overdone. The illustrator does a wonderful job of portraying the storyline and appropriately exaggerates the actions of Bear and Mouse to enhance the story.

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Bear does not want company. Mouse persists and appears to confront bear's 'alone-ness' just when we least expect him. Children will love the re-appearances of mouse and the final solution to bear's isolation.