What Bear is Reading

We always read so many books, but Bear seems to have weekly favorites that she wants reread thousands of times (or so it seems!).

This week's favorites were:

A Crocodile's Tale - A Philippine Folk Story
by Jose and Ariane Aruego

This is a story of a boy who saves a crocodile's life. The crocodile, instead of showing gratitude, wants to eat the boy. I like how the story explains gratitude (or lack of it) through two other little examples ( a hat and a basket that got thrown away due to the ingratitude of humans) and how the boy displays gratitude to the monkey who saves him from the crocodile.
However, because the crocodile wants to eat the boy this book may not be a good choice for sensitive souls!

The Big Brown Bear
by Georges Duplaix

Cute story about a bear whose wife asks him to go get fish for supper, but warns him to avoid the dead tree where the bees are. Of course he doesn't listen and has to deal with the consequences! Bear (who got her nickname because she used to grunt like a bear as an infant) has asked for this book everyday this week. My favorite part were these two sentences, "He was so happy to be home that he gave his wife a great big bear hug and kissed her on both ears. His wife was quite surprised by such a greeting and guessed right away that he had done something wrong." I chuckle every time I read it.
Again, not really for the sensitive soul - the Bear gets chased and stung by bees. His nose swells up too.

To see what others are reading, visit Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns.