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| "Two young brothers, nicknamed Bear and Squirrel, enjoy spending time with one another. They go on nature hikes, rake leaves, and sleep outside in tents. These simple pleasures highlight the siblings' closeness throughout the year. Told in uncomplicated verve, one short line per page, this unassuming book captures the warmth and delight of being best friends. The rhyming is easy and predictable...The childlike, unembelished watercolr and pencil illustrations fit the text perfectly, and the muted colors underscore the simplicity and joyful intimacy of the boys' relationship." ~ Wendy Woodfill, School Library Journal |
| "This is a dear piece of work, not least because it fosters congenial relations between brothers. Wilson's easy, rhymed text has a pleasing bounce and echo-. 'I call him squirrel. He calls me bear. /We sing in bed. We mud our hair...in spring we bring out balls and bats./We look for frogs. We pet strange cats' - but it plays as background music to Landry's irresistible watercolors. He has drawn the boys with elemental features....their sickle-moon smiles and arms waving above their heads convey innocence and bonhomie. These guys are simply having a good time. And why not, when life involves eating handfuls of cake, tooling about on bikes, chomping on panckaes, jumping in leaves, spitting cherry pits and blobbling grape jelly on each others' heads? Point taken: Make your own Eden, play hard, get dirty - why squabble when the alternative is to mud your brother's hair?" ~ Kirkus Reviews |
| "Many children wish for a sibling who is a playmate as well. This cheerful picture book depicts two brothers sharing activities throughout the year.,,,The short sentences make this a promising choice for a first-grader to read to a younger brother or sister...Landry makes good use of white space, as well as line and color, in the nicely composed illustrations. Tinted with watercolor washes the clean, simple pencil drawings feature a pair of brothers with light brown skin, dark hair, and amiable expressions. An easy-to-like ode to sibling relationships." ~ Carolyn Phelan,Booklist |
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