Bear Finds Eggs

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Author(s)

Karma Wilson

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Jane Chapman

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Release Date

January 16, 2024

ISBN

978-1665936552

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Bear and his friends hunt for missing eggs in this new picture book adventure in the bestselling series.

Mama Meadowlark can’t find her eggs! Bear and his friends pitch in to help and search high and low. Each time they find an egg, they paint it with bright colors so they don’t lose it again and add it to Hare’s handy basket. Will they be able to return all the eggs to their mother?

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January 05, 2024

Overall rating

3.8

Plot

3.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

Bear is out in the forest with his friends when he is invited to look at the eggs in a robin's next. He leaves a little gift for the baby birds soon to come. The friends continue on, and do the same for the duck's nest in the marsh. In the meadow, however, they run into a mother meadowlark in distress who tells them that her eggs are missing. A search is started, and when the eggs are found one by one, Bear paints them so they are easier to find in case they get lost again. When the final two are located, they are taken to the meadowlark's nest, but before they arrive, the eggs start to hatch! Bear gets to greet the fledgings, wish them luck, and invite them to visit him when they are older.

Good Points

The illustrations of the animals are all very realistic, and the green background of the various places in the wilderness is very soothing. I especially liked some of the flowers, which added pops of color and made me want to look up what kinds of flowers they might be!

The story is in rhyme and meter, so would make a good read aloud that would hold up to frequent repetitions. The size of the text is somewhat larger than normal, and since there are only a few lines on each page, this would be a very quick read.

This is the eleventh book in the series, which doesn't matter all that much. I was a little confused as to why such a wide array of animals was together, and to why the meadowlark lost her eggs (Was she carrying them around? Did another animal move them?) but I am perhaps I am overthinking a simple picture book about friends greeting new babies.
Toht's Pick a Perfect Egg, John and Oswald's The Great Escape, or Platt and Martin's Easter Starring Egg.