Can You Growl Like a Bear?

"Although the text gently pushes its audience toward bedtime. . . there's plenty here to keep a circle of preschoolers entertained in broad daylight."—Publishers Weekly"With acrylics and colored pencils, [Butler] uses soft strokes of color and rounded forms to create large-scale pictures with immediate appeal. . . Children will enjoy making the suggested sounds and getting lost in the eye-catching scenes. . . this picture book is also a natural for sharing with groups of young children."—Booklist"Large text curves gracefully through each image. Nature is depicted as ever-friendly, where frolicking, twinkly-eyed animals lope through soft grasses. . . This simple book will fit easily into any storytime or bedtime repertoire."—School Library Journal