FICTION

Lily and Bear

by Lisa STUBBS
illus. by Lisa Stubbs. 32p. ebook available. S. & S./Paula Wiseman Bks.. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781481444163.
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PreS-Gr 1— Lily, a girl in a red tutu, loves to draw. One day she depicts friendship and imaginative play in the form of a big brown bear. Together, Lily and Bear go on kid adventures and bear adventures until it is time to sleep. The illustrations are done in a naive style with crayons and swaths of geometric patterns. Simple, bold text contributes just enough to the illustrations, creating a lovely partnership between words and images.
VERDICT A great addition to picture book and storytime collections.
Reviewed by Mindy Whipple, West Jordan Library, UT
A picture book about a child who draws a bear that comes to life and plays with her? Familiar enough. The twist is that Bear eventually tires of playing on Lily's terms and expects her to follow his lead for once. It's all simple and fleet, with plucky illustrations and a clear-eyed message about the two-way street that is friendship.
 , Oct 01, 2015

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