  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 05/15/2016 When spring comes and Bear wakes up from hibernation, he has got only one thing on his mind: breakfast! He has a serious craving for something, but he can’t remember what it’s called, just that it starts with a B. “Surely not a bunny,” Bunny says when he hears this. “I am too skinny to taste good.” Bumblebee, Boa, Bat, and Bluebird are all eager to convince Bear that they aren’t the breakfast he is looking for either, and the group heads off to find an alternative. When they come across a brown-skinned boy (collecting berries), it just might jog Bear’s memory. The repeating B sounds make this ideal for a read-aloud, and the acrylic-and-oil illustrations effectively capture the hazy feel of early spring. Young readers will enjoy spotting the members of Bear’s search party as the group grows bigger, and will be delighted by the animals’ expressive faces. Bear himself, hungry and forgetful, is particularly endearing—if occasionally alarming on his quest for breakfast. Move over, Winnie-the-Pooh; there’s a hungrier bear in town. - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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