Big Bear was not the same / by Joanna Rowland ; illustrated by John Ledda.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781506471419
- ISBN: 1506471412
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Beaming Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 3-7. Beaming Books. AD470L Lexile Decoding demand: 56 (medium) Semantic demand: 69 (high) Syntactic demand: 66 (high) Structure demand: 73 (high) Lexile |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fear > Juvenile fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder > Juvenile fiction. Best friends > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Bears > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Garden City | E ROW 2021 (Text) | 0002205474501 | Easy Picture Books | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Harrisonville | E ROW 2021 (Text) | 0002205474493 | Easy Picture Books | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
Publishers Weekly Review
Big Bear Was Not the Same
Publishers Weekly
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Rowland uses a pair of bear best friends, Big Bear, who is a grizzly, and Little Bear, who is a black bear, to illustrate trauma and trauma responses, describing what happens after Big Bear survives a forest fire. Not quite understanding why his big, brave friend is acting so differently, Little Bear does his best to be supportive and help Big Bear cope. Rowland employs easily comprehensible language to explain how PTSD can be triggered: "Some days, Little Bear/ and Big Bear had good days/ that almost felt normal again./ But one smell could change it all." In his picture book debut, Ledda presents digital illustrations of expressive characters, seamlessly reflecting the text's shifting emotions through varying color schemes, perspectives, and typography. An accessible, age-appropriate primer that sheds light on trauma and PTSD. Back matter includes more information. Ages 4--7. (Aug.)