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Lists with This Book. Jan 11, April Thompson rated it it was amazing. A great story of true friendship! This has all the happy feels. Dec 11, Julie rated it really liked it Shelves: So cute - Bear has to hibernate after three fun seasons frolicking with Beatrice, and she wants to keep him company but can't find it in her to sleep all winter. How can she share the joys of winter with Bear? Sweet storyline and illustrations, with a nice use of anthropomorphism. Jan 02, Angie rated it liked it.

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Jul 09, Nicola rated it liked it Shelves: Miss 2 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so. This was one of the ones that she chose. I liked the book more than she did. It was quite sweet; Beatrice makes a scrapbook to share winter with her friend since he has to hibernate through it. Nov 30, Christine Grant rated it liked it Shelves: Beatrice and Bear are best friends who do everything together. When winter arrives, Beatrice tries to join Bear in hibernation. Unfortunately, bunnies aren't the best hibernators after all.

Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear

Apr 18, Lynn Davidson rated it really liked it Shelves: Beatrice and Bear become friends and play through spring, summer and fall. When winter comes, Beatrice learns about Bear's time to hibernate and she decides to hibernate with him. The problem is that bunnies don't hibernate. Beatrice comes up with a fun idea. Aug 14, Francis S. Poesy rated it really liked it Shelves: A fun book about friendship, hibernation, and making the best of time apart.

The cute illustrations match perfectly with Beatrice the rabbit's eternal optimism. Aug 12, Diane rated it it was amazing Shelves: Aug 18, Lori rated it really liked it Shelves: Really cute and would be a good read for any child dealing with separation anxiety. Dec 06, Angie Munoz rated it liked it Shelves: Children will love this picture book!

Shares a wonderful friendship story.

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Jun 14, Mrs. MA rated it it was amazing Shelves: Make sure you keep an eye out for pool floaties! Mar 03, Amanda Whitaker rated it really liked it. Monica Carnesi, has written and illustrated a creative tale of friendship with a hidden learning opportunity. Beatrice and Bear become the best of friends and spend the entire summer together. Time comes for Bear to hibernate and Beatrice thinks it's a sleepover. She realizes that the sleepover is a little too long and that Bear is missing all the great things about winter. Beatrice decides to put a book together describing the long cold months while Bear is asleep.

After the hibernation is over Monica Carnesi, has written and illustrated a creative tale of friendship with a hidden learning opportunity. After the hibernation is over, Beatrice and her friend reunite and look at the book together. Aug 26, Jess rated it really liked it Shelves: A sweet, funny story about friendship, hibernation and seasons.

The pictures are lively and clear, with plenty of white space and a balance between full-page spreads and series of smaller moments, like Beatrice tossing and turning as she tries to hibernate.


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  • Perhaps the two friends will have more adventure A sweet, funny story about friendship, hibernation and seasons. Perhaps the two friends will have more adventures. Mar 22, Linda rated it really liked it. It's time for hibernation, and Beatrice the Bunny thinks it's going to be a great time sleeping over. Unfortunately lots of misunderstandings occur, and Beatrice realizes she's going to have to capture winter in a scrapbook to show to Bear "after".

    Humorous stories and delightful illustrations make the book a great story to read aloud with young children, and a way to introduce several new concepts, like hibernation.

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    Jan 31, Kay Carman rated it it was amazing Shelves: So sweet and cute it nearly brought tears to my eyes! Beatrice the rabbit is distressed to hear that her best friend Bear will hibernate for the winter. Since she doesn't want to los his company for the length of the winter, she decides to hibernate with him. My favorite illustration is the one in which Beatrice, lying beside bear in his den, dons a sleep mask to help drift into hibernation. When she comes to the conclusion that rabbits don't hibernate, she comes up with a way to c So sweet and cute it nearly brought tears to my eyes!

    When she comes to the conclusion that rabbits don't hibernate, she comes up with a way to capture the season so she can share winter with bear when he awakes. Aug 24, Margie rated it really liked it Shelves: I can't imagine a collection of friendship books without this title. Beside friendship it could be used to discuss hibernation, the seasons, perseverance and ingenuity. Get out your bear, rabbit and squirrel puppets for a story hour filled with joy and warmth. Oct 23, Bmack rated it it was amazing Shelves: Themes - Bear, bunny, squirrel, hibernation, friendship, seasons.

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    This is a really sweet book! I love the illustrations as they add to the humor and enhance the story. I couldn't help saying "Aw www It is about a bear and a bunny who become friends but when it is time for bear to hibernate bunny tries to join but ends up with a different plan when he can't fall asleep.

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