________________ CM . . . . Volume V Number 9 . . . . January 1, 1999

cover Busy Bear Takes a Trip.

Pascale Estellon.
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books (Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books), 1997.
32 pp, cloth (includes stickers), $13.95.
ISBN 0-8118-1994-9.

Preschool - grade 2 / Ages 2 - 7.
Review by Joan Payzant.

*** /4

image Busy Bear Takes a Trip was originally written in French, but it is a simple little story and loses nothing in translation. Children will have fun helping Busy Bear choose clothes and accessories that he will need for various kinds of weather: hot, cold, or rainy. Also he will need special clothes for different activities such as swimming at the beach, mountain climbing, or swimming in the pool of a holiday resort. Readers can dress him in suitable clothing for each occasion. Reusable stickers of clothing and accessories are included in the book. A closet, with hangers and drawers where the clothes can be tidily put away is just inside the back cover.

      The book has sturdy covers, bright illustrations on each page and large clear type. It would be an excellent choice to amuse a child on a car trip, in a dentist's waiting room, or at home on a rainy afternoon.

Recommended.

Joan Payzant is a retired teacher-librarian living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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