Florence is feeling so grown up! She has her own first little chapter book and there is so much excitement in the house! She carries it everywhere with her and I even overheard her recommending it the other day to her friends at the swimming pool! I came across these little series of books when I was googling Maurice Sendak, who is my favourite children’s illustrator. We love his Nutshell Library set which Courtney wrote about here a while back and wanted to add a few more of his books to our collection.

In this particular book, which is the first in a series of five, there are four chapters : What Will Bear Wear? Birthday Soup, Little Bear Goes to the Moon and Little Bear’s Wish. We have read the book so regularly now that Florence can recite the stories perfectly. And we’ve all fallen madly in love with Little Bear and his enchanting adventures that I went straight online to order a few more.

Sendak’s illustrations are true to his form; cosy, warm and old-fashioned. Paired with Minarik’s delightful stories these books are little gems. 

Little Bear is a wonderful nostalgic collection of stories perfect for children of all ages. You will find the whole series available on amazon (US) or (UK).

Vanessa x