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Product Description When best friends Bear and Little Bird spot a kangaroo bouncing across Bear's lawn, they can't believe their eyes. It must be a dream! Bear and Little Bird know that dreams are special places, so they decide to have some fun before they have to wake up.From Publishers WeeklyMoonbear and Little Bird think they're dreaming when they see a kangaroo (escaped from the zoo) hopping across the yard, in the ursine hero's latest caper. Ages 2-6. (Sept.)Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.About the AuthorFrank Asch, a graduate of Cooper Union, has written more than eighty children’s books, among them the bestselling classics featuring Moonbear and Baby Bear; Russian National Book Award recipientHere Comes the Cat; and Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Golden Award winnerLike a Windy Day. Mr. Asch lives in Hawaii.Frank Asch, a graduate of Cooper Union, has written more than eighty children’s books, among them the bestselling classics featuring Moonbear and Baby Bear; Russian National Book Award recipientHere Comes the Cat; and Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Golden Award winnerLike a Windy Day. Mr. Asch lives in Hawaii.From BooklistAge 3^-6. Unbeknownst to Moonbear and Little Bird, a kangaroo and her joey have escaped from the zoo and have bounced into Moonbear's yard. The two friends mistakenly think they must be dreaming (because why else would a kangaroo be hopping there?) and decide to make the most of their new, dreamlike state. Moonbear and Little Bird begin their adventure by eating all their stockpiled honey and birdseed, and then, delighting in this mischief, they mess up Moonbear's house. They don't have to suffer the consequences because they only need to pinch themselves to wake up! Asch humorously wraps up the story by introducing the zookeeper, who creates order out of the chaos. Asch's familiar restrained illustrations, computer-generated in Photoshop, neatly reflect the story's understated humor and the beloved silliness of Moonbear's world. This title will be welcomed by fans of the earlier books about Moonbear and his friends.Kathy BroderickFrom School Library JournalPreSchool-A book that will please some of Asch's fans while perplexing others. The unlikely sight of a kangaroo hopping past their house convinces Bear and Little Bird that they must be dreaming. When his feathered friend suggests that they wake themselves up, Bear says, "Why not have some fun first?" So, they eat their food stores, make a mess, and go for a swim. In the meantime, a zookeeper comes searching and finds the escaped kangaroo wandering in the disheveled house. Believing she must be responsible for the mess, the zookeeper, depicted as a pig, quickly sets everything straight. Bear and Little Bird return home, happy (but not surprised) to find normalcy restored. They settle down for a nap, exhausted from their "dream" adventures. As always, Asch's illustrations are childlike and charming. Soft colors and rounded shapes emphasize the coziness of Bear's home. Visual jokes include showing the escaped kangaroo through Bear's window as the friends settle down for their (real) nap at the end. Young children will enjoy the opportunity to revisit familiar characters; for some young listeners, however, the question of whether the story is in fact dream or reality may cause confusion. Libraries in which the series is particularly popular may wish to add this title while others will want to wait for the next installment in hopes of a more straightforward and satisfying story.Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
