Book
What a scare, Jesse Bear
Record details
- ISBN: 9780689851902 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780689819612 (hc)
- ISBN: 0689851901 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0689819617 (hc)
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Physical Description:
print
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 2-6"--Front flap of jacket. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Bears -- Juvenile fiction Halloween -- Juvenile fiction Stories in rhyme |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | JP CARL (Text) | 33294001100163 | Storage - Juvenile | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 September 1999
Ages 3^-5. Carlstrom and Degen team up again for the eighth book in their popular Jesse Bear series. This time Jesse embarks on a Halloween adventure that proves both exciting and a bit scary. The lively rhyming verse and animated watercolor illustrations do a wonderful job of revealing Jesse's mixed emotions as he experiences all the traditional Halloween festivities. He's all smiles at the pumpkin farm, but he's scared when he sees himself in his monster bear mask. His fears surface again when he sees his friends in their costumes: "Who are all these creatures? No one looks the same. They screech and scream and yell out, `Boo!' How do they know my name?" But Mom and Dad are there for reassurance, and once back home, Jesse is even feeling confident enough to give Grandma and Grandpa a scare. Another fun-filled episode in a delightful series. ((Reviewed September 1, 1999)) Copyright 2000 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2000 Spring
During his family's Halloween activities--carving a pumpkin, choosing costumes, and going trick-or-treating--something scares Jesse Bear. In the end, he gets a chance to be scary himself; returning home from trick-or-treating, he and his parents shout ""Boo!"" at his unsuspecting grandparents. Bright pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations accompany this amiable rhyming story, the eighth title in the series.Copyright 2000 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 1999 August #2
In a bouncing rhyme, Jesse Bear (Let's Count It Out, Jesse Bear, 1996, etc.) celebrates Halloween. As usual, Jesse has the niftiest of festivities while solving a very typical child difficulty. He goes with his parents and grandmother to pick their own pumpkin, comes home to carve it, and then goes up to the attic. It's a veritable treasure trove of stuff, and Papa and Mama dress up in vampire fangs and tutu. Jesse is overcome by his own scary mask, but is soon reassured by the familiarity of neighbors, parents, and friends in costume. Pumpkin lights festoon a trellis, neighbors sing a ``wobbly goblin song,'' and Jesse and his parents go home to a feast made by his grandparents. It's a dream Halloween, indeed. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright 1999 Kirkus Reviews - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1999 October
PreS-Jesse Bear and family are preparing for Halloween. After a trip to Panda Pete's Pumpkin Patch, father and son make a jack-o'-lantern. As Mama Bear approaches, they light it, turn out the lights, and moan to frighten her. She exclaims, "What a scare, Jesse Bear!" Then it's time for costumes. When Jesse Bear dons a mask and looks in the mirror, he frightens himself. His parents say, "What a scare, Jesse Bear!" Back at home after a night of trick-or-treating, the little bear puts on his mask and yells "Booooooooo," to a final chorus of "What a scare, Jesse Bear!" The brief rhyming story is excellent preparation for young children who may be trick-or-treating for the first time. The brightly colored pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are filled with happy faces, showing that Halloween is a time for fun, not frights. The story and pictures fit together perfectly. A worthy choice for circulating and for Halloween storyhours.-Anne Parker, Milton Public Library, MA Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
