Happy Birthday. Jesse Bear! - Softcover

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689833113 ISBN 13: 9780689833113

Publisher: Aladdin, 2000

Synopsis

Three Cheers for Birthdays! It's Jesse Bear's birthday, and everyone's invited to the party! There are balloons and crepe paper streamers, presents, games and prizes, and of course a birthday cake with candles to make a wish on -- plus a special gift from Mama and Papa. Jesse wants the party to go on forever! Nancy White Carlstrom's exuberant rhymes and Bruce Degen's warm pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations once again invite young readers into Jesse Bear's familiar, joyful world.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy White Carlstrom's previous books include the very popular Jesse Bear series, as well as Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna; No Nap for Benjamin Badger; Where Does the Night Hide?; What Does the Rain Play?; and Where Does the Wind Walk? Ms. Carlstrom is the founder and former owner of The Secret Garden Children's Bookshop in Seattle. She now lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her husband, David, and their sons, Jesse and Joshua.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-Jesse Bear is getting ready for an event close to every child's heart-his birthday. In catchy verse, Carlstrom shows him helping his parents send invitations, buy party favors, decorate the house, and prepare games. Finally, the guests arrive and the fun begins. Degen's familiar illustrations, done in watercolor and ink, are large enough for group viewing and full of spirited activity. His borders here are more elaborate than in previous "Jesse" books, picking up story motifs (e.g., cooking utensils and ingredients on the page showing mother baking the cake; favors, balloons, and decorations on the party scene pages). This is one celebration young readers will return to again and again.
Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community-Technical College, CT
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0689833113
• ISBN 13: 9780689833113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Degen Bruce