“I Have a Little Problem” Said the Bear
Written by Heinz Janisch
Illustrated by Silke Leffler
For ages 4 to 7
- listening skills
- problem solving
- making inferences
Review
A troubled bear visits everyone from an inventor to a doctor to find someone who will listen to his problem. Unfortunately, each person he visits gives a solution before they take the time to listen to him! None of these solutions helps the bear until, finally, he finds a good listener who helps him solve his problem.
This book conveys a meaningful message about the importance of being a good listener. Showing good listening skills helps us to be effective communicators and learners. It also helps us to make new friends and be a great friend to others. This book is also a great option when targeting higher level semantic skills, such as problem-solving and making inferences.
Book Details
Narrative Structure: Abbreviated Episode
Story Plot: Wishing Tale
- animals
- clothing
- occupations
Speech and Language Targets
- /b/ (bear, boots)
- adjectives
- irregular past tense verbs (i.e. wound, went, hung, shook, took, sat)
- subjective pronoun - ‘I’
- inferencing (e.g. What did the inventor think bear’s problem was? What did doctor think bear’s problem was?)
- descriptive (heavy, light, dark, long)
- being a good listener
- empathy
- friendship
- listening skills
- problem solving
- character description
- sequencing
- dialogue
Book Info
Published by North-South Books in 2009 (ISBN: 9780735822351)