ABOUT:
The boy has been talking to Bear for as long as he can remember and asking some very tough questions about life, love, friendship, honesty, forgiveness, grief and loss, prejudice, and more. Bear's wise answers are always offered with compassion and enthusiasm. The friendship between these two is deep, tender, and fun. Bear's clear, common-sense philosophy of life is a welcome contrast to the complex world our children face today.
MY REVIEW:
Written like a nod to "Winnie the Pooh" this book features a young boy who talks to a bear, but this time, a real bear. The bear answers questions about life, death, and love. Their friendship is heartfelt and comforting to this reader.
I loved the sweet illustrations that are with this book and added to an already great book. It is one of the books you should take time with and also as an adult reader, take time to share with younger children. Some of the lessons within are tough but still life lessons that will eventually be called upon.
I give this book 5 stars.
Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book from the author. The views here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Michelle, Reading Authors Network
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jack Wiens has illustrated over 40 children's books for self-publishing authors. He has written and illustrated two books of his own, Tending Our Grief, published in 2016 and What Bear Said, released in December 2023. Jack designed educational materials for teens and a magazine and books at a small publisher in southern California for seven years before his career path drastically changed. He completed a Master's degree in psychotherapy and worked as a professional counselor for over 30 years before retiring and beginning his children's book illustrating career. He has taught art classes and workshops in drawing and painting and sold his sculptures and paintings in galleries and art shows in Colorado, Missouri, California and Oregon.
Jack was born in Lakeview, Oregon, about 150 miles from where he now lives in Ashland, Oregon. He is the father of a son and daughter and grandpa to three grown grandchildren. He enjoys the beautiful outdoors in and around Ashland as well as exploring the rugged Oregon coast and redwood forests nearby. He plays tennis year round and enjoys hiking and biking. He also loves whale watching in Depoe Bay on the northern coast of Oregon.
Jack has a strong community of friends in Ashland and finds the support he needs to pursue creative projects and to experience the joy and wonder of living in the present moment of every day.
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