Illustrated by Jane Chapman. Margaret K. McElderry, New York, 2003.
Hardcover edition, 40 pages, ISBN 0-689-84509-X.
Poor Bear awakes from his winter nap with a very empty tummy. One by one, his woodland friends, Mouse, Hare, and Badger lead him to strawberries, fresh clover and a great fishing spot, "...but he still wants more!" Back at his winter den, more friends are cooking up a delicious springtime surprise party, but Bear has gotten so big from all his eating that he gets stuck trying to get in his own front door. The party moves outside to accommodate Bear, and after he gobbles up all the treats himself and falls asleep with a tummy which is finally "full, full, full", his friends find that they, too, "want more".
Chapman's delightful characters sit on the cover with hands clasped before their mouths and eyebrows raised in wistful anticipation of the feast to come inside. She fills the large format pages with expressive close-ups backed by springtime shades of the forest, making this an easy book to show around to a large group. The text is large and widely spaced with no more than four rhyming lines per page.
Great for a toddler storyhour about bears or springtime. The recurring line in the rhyme, "but bear wants more", can be shouted out by the audience.
A sequel to Wilson and Chapman's award winning, Bear Snores On.
Assists in vocabulary building with less familiar animals such as badger, gopher, mole, and a hare instead of a rabbit. Large text spread across pages creates print awareness as the words move left to right. Rhyming verses enhance phonological awareness.
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