Author/Illustrator: Jane Yolen and Rilla Alexander
Genre: Poetry
Major Awards: N/A
Age Group: 3rd - 5th grade
Summary:
The book, like the title, says, starts with a bear sitting on the main character's porch and would not leave. Then all different animals show up. A squirrel, a skunk and so on all different kinds of forest critters, even a moose! A blue jay showed up and caused a ruckus and had to leave, which made the other forest animals happy. At the end of the book, a sign is put up that says "Everybody Welcome!" making the ending sweet and friendly.
I would use this in an upper elementary classroom to teach about being kind welcoming to all kinds of people no matter what they do or who they are. I think that is age-appropriate because around this time I feel like it is when students start to become not so nice towards people and this book shows kindness.
In my classroom, I would use this book for the purpose of showing hospitality. I would have my students write about their experiences of being welcomed somewhere and then have them share to their table.
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