Preschool Book Review - The Bear Came Over to My House

From the Preschool Book

“The bear came over to my house to see what he could see. And what do you think the bear saw? Me!”

About the Preschool Book

This exciting variation of The Bear Went Over the Mountain tells the story of a lovable bear who comes back over the mountain to visit a little girl. His entertaining antics keep preschoolers laughing as the bear falls in a puddle of mud, hurts his nose and runs from a snake.

This friendly bear enjoys an exciting day playing with the little girl and her dog and together the new friends share a treat and a lot of laughs. The bear ends the story by saying good night, making this book an excellent choice for a nap time or bed time story.

From the Reviewer

The Bear Came Over to My House is a wonderful story for preschoolers that can be read or sung to bring an added dimension to story time. Singing a story holds preschoolers attention and makes the story more memorable. Preschoolers will laugh as the bear tries to play and gets into trouble every step of the way and quickly learn the words of this story by heart.

This rhythmic rhyme subtly teaches preschoolers about present and past tenses. Each page includes a present and past tense verb to describe the bear’s actions. This is a great phonemic awareness activity for preschoolers learning pre-reading skills. This book includes wonderful opportunities for read-a-loud interactions with preschoolers, either as a group or individually. Preschoolers will ask for this book again and again!

Book Details

Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Paperback: 32 Pages
Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (February 24, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0698119886
ISBN-13: 978-0698119888

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