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Good Luck Bear (2009)

by Greg E. Foley(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0670062588 (ISBN13: 9780670062584)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Viking Juvenile

review 1: Good Luck Bear, written and illustrated by Greg Foley, is about a little bear who is hanging out in the grass one afternoon with his friend Mouse. They come across a three-leaf clover. Mouse tells Bear that if it has four leaves than it is lucky. Bear begins looking for a four-leaf clover but has no luck. His friends walk by and see him in a strong search and provide some of their knowledge that might be useful. Monkey does not believe they exist while turtle does not think the time it will take is worth it. Elephant thought he saw one but can not remember where it was, and groundhog asks him, "If you don't find one, does that make you unlucky?" Bear continues to get discouraged when his friend Mouse comes by. What he found does not have four leaves, but makes Bear feel mu... morech better.This story has the advantage by having the author also illustrate the book. The text and images work well in correlating the over all message. The story line is for younger children and with the pastel colors and simplistic and soft lines, young children will easily relate to the story. Also, each character that is drawn has the correct emotional stance to the situation. If they are optimistic, you can look at their image and easily identify their emotion. This ability sometimes is lost when you have two different minds working on one story. Books that focus on younger audiences tend to have a simple moral for the reader to take away with. This one requires a little thinking. For children who are in Pre-K or Kindergarten, this would be a perfect story to have a discussion afterwards. The character development of Bear is something children will experience everyday. It would also be beneficial to point out the friendship aspect between Bear and Mouse.
review 2: My second book by this author and I really enjoy his illustrations. The concept of the book itself is also simple, yet still deals with some disappointments that a young child might face. The only problem is it doesn't work well for a storytime. Few words for toddlers, but the concept might not be grasped. And preschoolers would probably think it dragged. A lap-read would work fine, I think. And probably a great choice for early readers who want more of this kind of picture book than many of the other formats for beginning books. I liked the ending. less

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