There, There

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 14, 2015

Review

When Hansie Bear gets hurt it is his father who repeatedly comes to the rescue with a hug while exclaiming there, there. Such a sweet father/son storyline where Hansie Bear takes the opportunity to turn the tables offering his Dad a hug while exclaiming there, there. Although the pictures are stimulating and the light colors are attractive this does not work as well in board book form as in the original picture book. Babies and toddlers are better served with lots of white space and large less complicated illustrations. Many of the artistic details and the small animals will be missed by readers. Libraries are better served with the picture book format of this story.

Overall Book Score: good