Little Obie and the Flood - Martin Waddell

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - Martin Waddell

I don t think you can ever go wrong with a children s book by Martin Waddell and this book is no exception The main characters in this story are Big bear and Little bear "Big bear is the big bear and little bear is the little bear". As a teacher I like the fact that Big bear isn t referred to as dad, it enables more children to identify with the characters. I know thats sad, but its a sign of the times .Of the 30 children currently in my class only 6 live with a dad in the same house! Anyway I digress. The story has a repetitive structure allowing children to join in at various points. Basically little bear is unable to settle to sleep because he is ...

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - Martin Waddell

This is a delightful little picture book to share with young children. It is written by Martin Waddell who has written a number of other excellent children s books such as Owl Babies and Snow Bears . It seems to be that in most of his books he looks at the relationship between parents and children in a simple way that children can understand. There is always an underlying sense of love and caring in his books, and although it sounds corny, they do give you a warm fuzzy feeling! Can t you sleep, Little Bear? is no different. The story centres on the relationship between Big Bear and Little Bear, and on Big Bear s efforts to help Little Bear sleep. The story starts ...

Owl Babies - Martin Waddell

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell is a lovely picture story book for very young children. The story is about three baby owls named Sarah, Percy and Bill, who wake up in the middle of the night and find their mother is gone. The book has a lovely rhythm to it, although it is not written in poetry form. It's more like a song, with a few gentle rhythmical lines, then one which cuts the rhythm and draws the child's attention, which is excellent for young heads and short attention spans. There are also a few rhymes thrown in which get caught up in the rhythm, and one particular rhyming couplet which is repeated throughout: "The little owls thought -All owls ...