☞ This is one of my favourites of those early Dr. Seuss and Berenstain Bears books, and one of the best covers! I really like the watercolour blues and purples to show the night time and the highlighted yellow of the lantern (that runs through the story as well). The book has a great eerie atmosphere, with the bears making their way through the woods at night:
The story is a simple journey with a spooky moment that scares kids in a fun way. It's also good to remember that one of the main purposes of children's books is to teach language. The reason this book is useful is that it teaches all the important prepositions and demonstrates what they mean: in, out, under, through, up, down...
There are other books that use this kind of language and repetition. One I noticed recently is
'We're going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen (writer) and Helen Oxenbury (illustrator) which also has a nice catchy rhythm that helps kids remember words 'under, over, through...' There are a few other early Berentain Bears Books too that teach simple word lessons in a fun way; 'Old Hat New Hat' and 'Bears on Wheels' are both particularly good! It's worth checking somewhere like eBay for older hardback copies with the original great cover designs (like the one above).
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