Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin (1996, Hardcover, Board)

I was first introduced to this book way back in the 70's when I was in 1st grade! I would take it home frequently to read. I loved the book so much. I was fascinated by the pictures and the simple but amusing story line. Somewhere along the line we must have gotten a copy of the book (school book sale maybe) because some years later, I remember reading the book to my little sister too! We both enjoyed it. It is a fine book for a young child to read on their own or to be read to.

The title of the book ("Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?") is frequently repeated throughout the book. The use of repetition is helpful to a young child with little reading experience. (The Dick and Jane books were based on repetition.) The book also teaches the colors. Each animal is of a different color. ("Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a yellow duck looking at me.") The rhyming makes the book easily memorized so that one could pick up the book and read it from memory simply by looking at the pictures.

Authored by Bill Martin and illustrated by Eric Carle (author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket, and more).

This book should be a part of every young child's library.

Q What question would you ask to the readers of the review?
A Do you like animals?

Q Who are some of the main characters?
A Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Purple Cat, and the goldfish.

Q What are they doing in the book?
A They are all seeing different animals.

Q How well did you like the book?
A I liked this book! It had a lot a pretty colors. Another book like this is Panda Bear, Panda Bear what do you see.

Q How long was the book?
A This books is about 23 pages long.

Q Would you buy it or just rent it?
A I would buy this book.

Interview given by employee #005 ( My daughter Anaya age 6:)

During the 1970's while working as an elementary school teacher, I spent a summer studying under guidance of Bill Martin, Author of Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Over the years, I have given this books to many parents of 2 or 3 year olds. Within weeks of the parents reading this very catchy story, the 2 year old or 3 year old takes the book out of the parents hands and starts reading the book themselves. Actually, they are not reading, but they have memorized the story and with picture help, and they "read" the book. This gives them the confidence to start learning the actual words and soon take on other books. For many children, Brown Bear, Brown Bear will forever be "the first book I read". I have heard from parents years later that say that even when their children are seven, eight or even ten or twelve, they still go back to their favorite book, Brown Bear... It is my favorite book, too.
I recommend this book to parents of two and three year olds. Read the book to the child with great enthusiasm and fun and before they know it, the child will be reading the book on their own.

Gary Midora

First of all, it says by Bill MArtin, but it is by Eric Carle. For all who are unfamiliar with Eric Carle, he writes wonderful children's books, easy to follow and share. Brown Bear is another example of a great children's book. It has quickly become one of my son's favorites. As we read, we imatate the sounds the animals in the book make. It also is great for color association. The rhyming pattern is simple and soothing, and makes for great storytime reading. Highly recommended! If you like this book, you'll like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle as well.

I'm actually not really a book person, but I have a 7 month old baby who's into books & music. So I told myself that I remembered reading 'Brown bear brown bear what do you see' & my nephews really seem to like it. Than I bought it for my Baby & he's so in love with this book. He can read & look through this book over and over and not get tired of it at all. He likes seeing animals and hearing what they're going to be seeing next after the other. I'm glad that I bought this book for my son and glad that he loves it!