School Library Journal Review
PreS-A wonderful rendition of the ever-familiar hide-and-seek game, this rhyming story gives readers a forest-animal version. Bunny kicks things off by being "It" as all the other creatures run off to their respective woodland hiding places. While Bunny doesn't take long to locate most of the critters, it is the largest of the beasts, Bear, whose whereabouts remain elusive. Bunny and company bravely go where few have gone before to locate their ursine friend. It must be heading toward winter in the woods because although Bear is located in his cave and roused, he doesn't remain awake for long. With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor spreads that depict the animals' bewilderment, this fun-loving, simply told story will appeal to the preschool set.-Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
New picture books illustrate educational concepts and engaging story lines. Animals big and small join in for a game of hide-and-seek in Where Is Bear? by Lesl?a Newman, illus. by Valeri Gorbachev. As Bunny counts down, her friends scurry off. Bunny easily finds even the tiniest insects ("Ant and Beetle slip below/ the big black shiny wing of Crow") but it takes the whole group's efforts to find Bear. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved