Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies

By Carmen Oliver and Jean Claude

All the students in the class are assigned reading buddies, except for Adelaide. She already has one, a bear! And Adelaide is quite persuasive as she explains to her language arts teacher, Mrs. Fitz-Pea, and the reader, that bears really do make the best reading buddies: they sniff out good books and their claws are just right for turning pages. And the bear looks rather friendly (and studious) in these crayon-bright, contemporary illustrations, making this is must-read picture book for story time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515801757

Carmen Oliver

Carmen Oliver is the author of the picture book biography A Voice for the Spirit Bears (Kids Can) and the Bears Make the Best Buddies series (Capstone). She is the founder of the Booking Biz, an agency that brings children's authors and illustrators to schools, libraries, and special events. Carmen lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her family. Visit her website at carmenoliver.com or follow her on Twitter @carmenoliver.

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Reviews for Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies

[melodyreads · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

ending kind of limp ...

[Rebecca Laidlaw · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great way to get kids into reading. We loved it!!

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a cute book about reading partners. Adelaide tells her teacher that she does not need a reading buddy because she already has one, a bear. The teacher is not sure about this but Adelaide convinces her that bears are great partners for many reasons. This book demonstrates the joy of reading and enjoying it through Adelaide's convincing argument with her teacher. The illustrations are great and very child friendly. I did not like the way it ended, I actually turned the page expecting more, but there was nothing there. This would be a great read aloud in a primary classroom just before introducing reading buddies.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.