A Bear is a Bear (Except When He's Not) by Karl Newson and Anuska Allepuz - ADVISABLE

A Bear is a Bear (Except When He's Not) by Karl Newson, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz. PICTURE BOOK. Nosy Crow (Candlewick Press), 2020. $17.

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

A bear is a bear, but what if he forgets? Can a bear be a bird or a fox?

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I picked this up, but this book ended up better than those expectations. Newson has written a charming story that is random in a silly and fun way, colorful, and rhyme-y. Nothing about this book is serious, unless you want to make it about being happy with being who you are.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen