We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Author) is a fun book to read aloud although it is a little too long for a restless toddler like Sophie. I had to really hem it up with dramatic hand gestures to capture her attention. At first, I thought it was a strange story because the family (a father and his four young children) to set out for a bear hunt. But with a little imagination and tolerance for child's play, I can appreciate how exciting it must have seem for a youngster to read about a bear hunt.
The Story Read By Michael Rosen
The text is repetitive and chant-like but the pace of the story picks up as the family cross the long wavy grass (swishy swashy), the deep cold river (splash splosh), the thick oozy mud (squelch squerch), the big dark forest (stumble trip), the swirling, whirling snowstorm (Hoooo woooo), and at last found the bear in a deep dark cave (tiptoe). It becomes very exciting when the bear starts to chase the family all the way back home. When they reaches home, they run up the stairs to their bedroom without shutting the front door. So, they have to make their way down again to close the door, right in the face of the bear! At last, the family is safe and they crawl into bed together. And the poor bear heads home solemnly.
The Song With Children's Art Work
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