For some reason I have a fondness for books about feeling under the weather. Friends bring soup, there are big red noses, funny accents due to congestion, and piles of quilts. There is something very cozy and reassuring about sickness books, probably because they alway end in recovery. The character is pampered by his friends and then wonder upon wonders, he feels SO much better in the morning. It's like magic. Grades 2-5. Does Bear remind anyone else of their husband when he's sick. *smirk* (Note: glad husband does not subscribe to goodreads). Anyhow, this is a very funny book about Mouse trying to make Bear feel better and Bear getting more and more dramatic to the point where he is rattling off his last will and testament. Young children would enjoy the pictures, but older students will appreciate the humor.
What do You think about The Sniffles For Bear (2011)?
I enjoyed this, and especially loved Bear's melodrama, but I can't see using it in storytime.
—Emily