Open AccessBears in a Band by S. Parenteau
Author(s) -
Sean Borle
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the deakin review of children's literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-1484
DOI - 10.20361/g2zx0n
Subject(s) - joins , musical , memorization , psychology , visual arts , media studies , sociology , art , computer science , mathematics education , programming language
Parenteau, Shirley. Bears in a Band. Candlewick Press, 2016.This is a great little book. Children will love the rhymes, which tell the story of four brightly coloured teddy bears, who pick up instruments and begin to play. They make a joyful noise that eventually wakes “Big Brown Bear." Instead of being angry, Big Bear joins as a conductor and the music becomes even better.There are two music messages in this book. First, parents should celebrate their children’s musical activities and accept that there will be noise. Second, everyone should attempt to find the music in themselves, and share that with everyone.The text is simple. Young children will quickly memorize it. “The bears all play a noisy song/They don’t care if the notes are wrong." The images are happy, uplifting and full of warm fuzzies. This would be a good bedtime picture book for young children. I highly recommend this book for libraries. Highly recommended: 4 stars out of 4 Reviewer: Sean BorleSean Borle is a University of Alberta undergraduate student who is an advocate for child health and safety.