The Bears of the Air
By Arnold Lobel
1965
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
33
Number of Pages
This is what a good bear should do: go for walks, take naps, catch fish, climb up and down trees. At least that's what it said in Grandfather's heavy, embossed leather volume of "Things a Good Bear Should Do." "Things a good bear should do are not much fun" argued his four young grandchildren, who proceeded to demonstrate that juggling, lassoing, somersaulting and fiddling are really much more useful arts. It takes some stretching to get to the proof, but then the audience shouldn't require much convincing. The brown on brown coloring of the illustrations is visually bland, but a second glance shows up some attractive details, like the Tiffany glass decorations in the bears' cozy cave.
Avg Rating
3.76
Number of Ratings
25
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
32%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
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Author
Arnold Lobel
Author · 50 books
Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.
