The little bear finds a little cave to play in, and when night falls, he wants to sleep in it, but he is preoccupied by what the big bear feels when he is left alone. This is a story about the child’s need and desire for independence, accompanied with the sensitivity of expressing the parents’ feelings as they watch their child grow.
Age Group: The orchard
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GeneralDear Parents,
While the Big Bear is busy, the Little Bear goes out to play. He finds a small cave and decides that he has become big enough and makes it his home. The Big Bear helps the Little Bear to move his items and prepare his new cave, and allows him to stay and sleep there, but the Little Bear misses the Big Bear, and returns to the cave and sleeps in her lap.
This warm book illustrates the beautiful and special relationship between the two bears. The Big Bear loves the Little Bear, but her love does not conflict with giving the Little Bear the space to move away, to experiment, to decide for himself and to be independent. The Big Bear supported the Little Bear on his path to independence, while still being available to him and by his side when he needed her.
Our children feel empowered, so they demand, object, and argue. This book invites us to support our children to be independent, through the model that the Big Bear has given us. It is important that we allow children to experience, clear boundaries, while keeping them safe and secure, and feeling that we support them and that we will be there when they need us.
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Publishing:
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Year of Distribution:
2021-2022
