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Uh-oh. Bear's head is stuck in a bucket. Oh, my. Oh, no. Fortunately Bear's good friend Dog is there to rescue him. Dog pulls, and he pulls, and he pulls--and still that bucket stays stuck. Things get sillier from there, as these two great friends get themselves into and out of tricky situations involving a very bouncy bed and a very messy room.
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Author Notes
Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. Laura is also a 2-time Caldecott Honor Award winner as well as a winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book, and a 2-time winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. She is also the recipient of the Empire State Award for Body of Work and Contribution to Children's Literature.
Laura's paintings have been exhibited in many museums and galleries including the Art Institute of Chicago and the New York Public Library.
Laura earned her BFA degree at the School of Fine Art and Design at the State University of New York at Purchase. She moved to Manhattan to begin a career as an animator, artist, designer, and editor in the network television business. She created show openings and special segments for NBC and ABC for many years and won an Emmy Award for an NBC Special opening animation.
Laura is the author of the Dog and Bear Series, First the Egg, Green, I Had a Rooster, Lemons are Not Red, One Boy, The Hidden Alphabet, Walter was Worried, and What If?
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (6)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-This pitch-perfect addition to the much-honored annals of impetuous Dog and careful Bear's friendship will find a ready and delighted audience. In "Uh-Oh," Dog's creative attempt to extricate a bucket stuck on Bear's head backfires when it pops off and descends smack on Dog's head-a visual joke young listeners and lookers will love. "Oops" describes Dog's high-flying bed-jumping stunts, to which a worried Bear responds by surreptitiously creating a soft landing pad on the floor next to the bed. Sure enough, Dog is grateful. Bear organizes Dog's scattered belongings with boxes marked "A," "B," "C" in "Alphabetical Order," but still manages to misplace Dog's beloved sock monkey. Dog's thoughtful interpretation of Bear's creative alphabetizing underscores their loyal friendship. As with Two Friends, Three Stories (2007) and Two's Company (2008, both Roaring Brook), these tales are joyfully distilled in minimal dialogue and Seeger's trademark use of bright, bold swathes of primary color and strong black line in contrast with a white background. This palette ties in visually with its predecessors, yet presents a fresh take in its use of blue as the predominant cover and endpaper color. Whether listeners or emerging readers, children who are already friends with Dog and Bear will delight in these latest adventures, and those who are new to their escapades have a treat in store.-Kathleen Finn, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, VT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Like its predecessors, the latest book starring these inseparable friends-a high-energy dachshund and multicolored teddy-contains three short, dynamic stories. In the first, titled "Uh-Oh," Dog attempts to help Bear get a silver bucket off of his head, but his solution sets up another problem. In "Oops," it's Dog's antics, bouncing on the bed, that stir up silliness, followed by a search for Dog's missing sock monkey in "Alphabetical Order." The simple expressiveness of the friends' mutual concern and Seeger's inventive use of time and physical space (one page shows Bear making a soft landing pad for Dog using a sequence of six comic-style panels) adds to the duo's magnetism. Ages 3-7. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
(Preschool, Primary) In order for recurring characters to keep on pleasing readers, they must remain consistent while appearing in stories that are fresh and surprising. That's the appeal of Dog and Bear, very beginning readers' own dynamic duo. With a flick of the eyebrow, for example, Bear's by-now-familiar sardonic nature peeks out; turn the page, and his concern for his more flamboyant friend becomes evident as those same eyebrows rise in alarm. But beyond being able to recognize familiar traits or practice predicting upcoming events, children can experience real power by being able to read about them without adult help. Illustrations mirror the minimalist text. In one of three stories, Dog jumps on the bed, declaring: "I am master of the universe!" His pride and joy, evident in both carriage and expression, make the meaning of this potentially unfamiliar phrase absolutely clear. Seeger also repeatedly uses wordless panels, asking readers to create their own narratives and thus apply their knowledge of how story works. In the final story, Bear cleans up Dog's room. How does he organize Dog's possessions? Why, by the alphabet, using beginning consonants for reference. And how does Dog thank Bear? By declaring him "super special." Just like this book. From HORN BOOK, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Button-jointed Bear and his best friend Dog are back and still as wonderful as ever. In the first story, Bear will remind readers of another lovable bear, Pooh, but instead of being wedged in a hole, Bear has a bucket stuck on his head. Later Dog the daredevil bounces dangerously high on his bed ("I am a spaceship heading for the stars!"). A quieter story completes the book, as Bear comes up with a toy-storage system that only he could concoct. The pacing is perfect in this book for young readers. Starting each story with a visual mystery (Why is there a bucket on Bear's head? Where is the rest of Dog? What's in the box?), the narrative draws readers in; the ever-changing perspectives, including many where Bear turns and speaks directly to readers, keep the action coming. Smaller frames slow down the action and close-ups speed it up. Quick, black lines filled with color play off the white background and help new readers know just where to find the action. Seeger continues to set a high standard for picture books. Superb. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Like Dog and Bear (2007), this third picture book about the animal best friends, one a dachshund, one a stuffed toy, blends slapstick and sweetness in three stories about how the friends get into trouble and rescue each other. Bear has a bucket stuck on his head: How will Dog get it off? Dog likes to jump: How will Bear save his friend when he falls? Then Dog can't find his favorite toy. Young children will love the situations, told in very few words and spacious pictures, drawn with thick black lines and bright colors, that express the friends' frustrations and bonding.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2009 Booklist
New York Review of Books Review
WHEN my son was a baby, he had two ways of reviewing a new book. If he liked it, he would say "Den!" at the end, for "again." If he didn't like it, he would singsong "Dah-doy," for "goodbye." Sometimes, "dah-doy" came right in the middle of the book - a very negative review. A few months later, he added "too bore" to the review lineup. Neither of the picture books under consideration here is too bore, which is lucky for parents who will probably be ordered to read them den and den. Each is about a pair of animal friends, and each is 100 percent adorable, but they're so different that you should really get them both. Let's start with "Dog and Bear," by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, for no reason except that there can never be enough books with dachshunds in them (though this one already received one honor in June - the Boston Globe/Horn Book award for best picture book). Dog's best friend is Bear, a multicolored teddy with nice buttons at his joints. In the book's three stories, Dog and Bear take turns acting babyish and grown-up. Bear is too scared to get out of a tall chair. Dog offers a variety of reassuring suggestions that Bear completely ignores; then he helps Bear slide down his long dachshund back. Next, Dog wants to play with Bear, but Bear would rather read. While Dog rolls around in an agony of impatience - "Play with me! Play with me!" - Bear patiently tries to explain that sometimes people (or bears) need time to themselves. It doesn't work. In the third story, Dog decides to change his name, much the way my 4-year-old daughter once announced that from then on she would be Megan instead of Laura. "What about Fluffy?" Dog asks. "You are not fluffy," Bear points out. In the end, of course, Dog goes back to being himself, just as Laura turned back into Laura after about 10 minutes of being called Megan. The great thing about animal picture books is that when you read them, you don't have to say to your child, "See? That's how you act sometimes." The message can weave its spell without ham-handedness, and both parent and child get what's going on without feeling preachy or preached to. "FABIAN ESCAPES," by Peter McCarty, is the sequel to the Caldecott Honor-winning "Hondo and Fabian." McCarty's subtly tinted illustrations have a still, dreamy, almost ghostlike quality that's rare in picture books for very young children. Fabian is a cat with wonderfully short legs and a little smile; Hondo is a dog with a worried look and tiny, deepset eyes, like currants in bread dough. One of the book's best pictures shows Hondo's back half as he's going into the house. The author gets extra credit for realizing that a dog's hind legs and tail make just as good a subject as his face. The text is equally endearing; McCarty knows just which words to pare away. "Fabian on the windowsill, Hondo on the floor - two sleepy pets in their favorite places," the book begins. Think how much less effective this sentence would have been with verbs! Instead, it sounds at once young and timeless, like all the best bedtime stories. "'Wake up, Hondo! Let's go for a walk!'" begs Fabian, but Hondo's not in a walking mood. So Fabian takes off around the neighborhood while Hondo pokes around the house. ("Hondo goes to the kitchen. He stops to smell the butter and eats it") Fabian meets the neighbors - some dogs who are "happy to play chase with their new friend" and Hondo endures being dressed up by the baby. Both cat and dog then hide from their tormentors until they can be reunited. It's a simple story, but completely satisfying. And those currant-y eyes! I can't stop looking at them. Ann Hodgman's forthcoming book is a memoir, "The House of a Million Pets."