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When a bear falls asleep in a rowboat and the tide comes in, the boat floats out to sea, landing at a lighthouse.A boy loses his ball in the same rowboat, and floats out to sea with his little dog, landing at the lighthouse - where the lonely bear is happy to see them.The three new friends go fishing to catch their diner - but then a storm comes and the little dog, boy, and bear are frightened; they turn on the lighthouse light and stop a ship from crashing into the lighthouse island.A short adventure of three new friends and the power of a lighthouse, Lamb's story will make a fantastic, day-dreamy read-aloud.
I love lighthouses and I love the sea, but I didn't love this book. I guess I like realistic fiction and a real bear getting into a boat into the sea is a little too far fetched to me. If it were a teddy bear, or something like that, I would like it better as it is more childlike daydream. I do like that the boy and bear use the light house to help the ships in the storm. Like I rated it, it was okay!
An almost perfect story and a wonderful way to graduate young readers to easy chapter books.
Simple. charming story. Love McPhail's illustrations.