Let’s Scare Bear by Yuko Katakawa - ADVISABLE

Let’s Scare Bear by Yuko Katakawa.  PICTURE BOOK. Holiday House, 2019.  $18. 9780823439539

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Four forest friends are enjoying their manju cakes when Bear stomps by.  Each of them try to scare bear in turn, but Bear tells them what he is really afraid of – manju cakes.  They friends pelt Bear with manju – but maybe the joke is on them?

Based on a traditional Japanese story, the sly twist at the end makes for a great tale. A definite good addition for an international story collection.

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS