About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts noticing the changing seasons or asks what happens to the animals in your backyard when it gets cold. While the title suggests a focus on bears, this specific entry in the series centers on the industrious chipmunk, offering a grounded look at how small creatures manage big responsibilities. It is an ideal choice for transitioning a child from simple picture books to early non-fiction. Through the story of gathering and storing food, the book gently introduces themes of preparation, persistence, and the cycles of the natural world. It is perfectly scaled for children aged 5 to 8, providing enough scientific detail to satisfy their curiosity without becoming overwhelming. Parents will appreciate how it frames hard work as a necessary and rewarding part of life in the wild.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
This is a purely secular, science-based text. It touches on the reality of survival in nature, but does so in a matter-of-fact, non-threatening way. There is no depiction of predation or death.
