Ian Schoenherr (Author, Illustrator)
- http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Spill-Beans-Ian-Schoenherr/dp/0061724572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345809264&sr=1-1&keywords=9780061724572
- Reading level: Ages 3 and up
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 1 edition (February 23, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061724572
- ISBN-13: 978-0061724572
- Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.9 x 0.4 inches
- Schoenherr’s latest picture book stars a sweet-looking bear resembling Corduroy, only taller, with bigger ears, and in overalls that are actually securely fastened. Told in playful rhymes in big typeface, the text is, notwithstanding the title, all about Bear spilling the beans. On the first pages, Bear is shown trying to hide a big wrapped box behind him. He covers his mouth with his paw as the narrator urges him not to “let it slip.” When he falls down from the effort, the narrator gives in: “Can’t bear it? / Can’t hold it tight? / Need to share it? / Oh . . . all right . . .” From here follows a lively roll call: “Blurt it to Turtle. / Also Baboon. / Blab it to Rabbit. / Alert Raccoon.” Set against white space, Schoenherr’s utterly charming illustrations feature expressive animals in bright polka-dot and striped clothing, listening attentively to bear’s secret. It all leads up to a big happy-birthday message to the reader, but children will want to revisit this more often than once a year.
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