to bring him progressively larger lanterns, nothing seems to help him overcome his fear of the dark that is "all around. My severe learning difficulties nursery class are reading the book as part of their literacy lessons which they absolutely love. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

It showed the children that everyone has these feelings and if they try very hard they can overcome them and feel proud of themselves for doing so.I also read this book with children when I worked in a pre-nursery and during SBT with the younger children. The final episode, in which Little Bear has fallen asleep in Big Bear's arms, and Big Bear (finally!

It was relatable to us on so many levels; a little baby bear being afraid of the dark/the unknown and the big bear trying to help by shedding some light on the situation. The children will easily be able to understand the plot of the story and will look forward to finding out Big Bear's solution to curing the darkness so that Little Bear can finally go to sleep in one peace! The story is predictable but very comforting and the illustrations are cozy, expressive, and interesting.different voices for little bear and big bear, facial expressions protraying fear, reassurance etc). The book also made the children laugh and they identified the repetition which they enjoyed joining in with.