Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories (Bear and Bird, #4) by Jarvis
Published by Candlewick Press, Candlewick Press (MA) on February 25, 2025
ISBN: 1536239275
Pages: 64
Genres: Animals, Children's Beginning Readers, Emotions & Feelings, Humor
Format: Early Reader
Source: MSL Book Review
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Can you ever be too considerate?  In this fourth set of four stories featuring friends Bear and Bird, Bird realizes Bear has a leaf stuck to his face. Not wanting to embarrass him, she serendipitously tries to remove it. Turns out a leaf on your face is the new fad and everyone else has one, too, until the wind blows them away. In another story, Bear and Bird pick up the same stick and then disagree who should keep it, each thinking the other should have it. Once again, Jarvis  weaves humor and heart into these friendship tales, resulting in a work that’s sweet but not overly sentimental. The quirky illustrations enhance the stories. A good series for a fairly advanced beginning reader.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library