Books in Fred Bear and Friends series

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child?Lots of noise!Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle are two of the most respected names in children's education and children's illustrations. This collaboration, their first since the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (published more than thirty years ago and still a best-seller) shows two masters at their best.A Redbook Children's Picture Book Award winnerThe rollicking companion to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Happy birthday, Baby Bear!Since its publication ten years ago, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? has joined Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle's other bestselling bear books as a perpetual favorite. Millions of children, as well as their parents and teachers, have loved meeting the animals featured in these pages.Now you can enjoy Baby Bear in a larger format that showcases Eric Carle's vibrant art alongside Bill Martin Jr's familiar, rhythmic text. At the back of the book, you will find a CD on which Gwyneth Paltrow reads this classic story―as she has many times with her own children.