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Little Bear, the very best toddler show!

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 22 people)   Your rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic

Ranked #592 in Family, #13679 overall

Rated G. (Control what you see)

Little Bear & Family

 

Little Bear: He lives in the woods with Mother Bear and Father Bear, and goes on adventures nearly every day with his friends from the forest.

Little Bear is a sweet, low-key show with lots of wonderful relationships. Little Bear and Mother Bear sew a doll together. Little Bear and Father Bear go fishing. Mother Bear and Father Bear walk and talk and laugh together. It's nice to watch.

Friends like Duck, Owl, Hen, Cat, and others contribute more to the great interactions, and make his many adventures more exciting. 

Opening of each Little Bear episode. 

This video shows the opening sequence, with all the regular characters and the theme song. You can see what I mean by gentle and sweet by watching this.

The theme song is calm, not obnoxious at all! (Unlike some!)

Little Bear on the Internet 

Nick Jr's Little Bear page
If your little one loves Little Bear, this is a great place to find pictures to color and e-cards to send.

the Little Bear book that started it all 

Ilse Homlelund Minarik wrote a series of little books, and they were illustrated by Maurice Sendak (who is famous for Where the Wild Things Are

Little Bear (An I Can Read Book)

Written in 1957, this book still charms young ones. Simple words make it very readable for ages 4-8.

Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 10/12/2008)

Little Bear has personality 

Little Bear is curious and sweet, and has a good relationship with his kind Mother Bear and Father Bear, and with his friends from the forest. They use their imagination to make stories, put on plays, or go on wild adventures.

Never scary, obnoxious or overly energetic, Little Bear stories are a welcome sound in my living room.

Little Bear DVD 

Little Bear's Band is a great starting place. At 109 minutes, it includes a set of four music-based episodes, and sets on the topics of music and love. Twelve toddler-sized episodes on one inexpensive disk.
Music
When the record player gets broken, Little Bear and his friends form a band to play for Grandmother and Grandfather Bear's anniversary party. Three more fun musical episodes are included as well.
Friendship
Little Bear plays with his friend Emily, but her doll, Lucy, always wants to come, and never wants to get dirty! Little Bear and Mother Bear come up with a great solution-- a friend for Lucy. And more episodes about friendship follow.
Love
Skunk is stinky, and wants companionship. In this episode he finds love and gets married (and Little Bear gets skunked) in one of four sweet episodes about love.

Little Bear - Little Bear's Band

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 10/12/2008)

Little Bear's Friends 

Skeptical and aloof, Cat is always nearby the action, but not in the middle of it. He says "no" whenever he likes, and will follow it with explanations like "Cats do not swim."

Hen is very ladylike. She dreams of being a star, though her singing voice is a bit... difficult. Little Bear helped her put on a show (as "Diva Hen") and encouraged all their friends to come and appreciate it. Cat was not as cooperative as he might have been.

Hen: Birds sing. Why can't hens sing?
Cat: Because they can't.
Little Bear: (whispering) Cat!
Cat: What?

Emily is a close friend to Little Bear. Sometimes she plays with the friends as a group, but some episodes center on Little Bear and Emily alone.

In one episode, Emily brings her doll, Lucy, every they go together. But Lucy limits their fun because she needs a lot of attention, and doesn't like to get dirty. At home, Little Bear is talking with Mother Bear about the problem, and comes up with an answer! They will make a friend for Lucy.

When you want to know something, just ask Owl. Friendly, naive, but smart, Owl can be counted on in a pinch. When Mr. Skunk and Ms. Skunk needed someone to officiate at the wedding, Owl was there.

A toddler at heart, Duck always wants to be in the middle of things. She can't count very high, but her enthusiasm makes up for it. Make-believe is her specialty. One day, she pretended to be Little Bear, and got Mother Bear to throw her a birthday party!

You'll meet Monkey, No-Feet (the snake), Skunk, Uncle Rusty, Grandmother Bear and many others when you watch the Little Bear episodes.

Also from Maurice Sendak 

Illustrator of Little Bear

Where the Wild Things Are

A favorite of children and adults, Where the Wild Things Are is written and illustrated by Maruice Sendak. It's a story about Max, a rowdy boy, and the scary-looking (but not very scary) monsters that he meets in his imagination. He finds that he's the scariest of them all.

This is a book for kids who enjoy monsters and growly things.

Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 10/12/2008)

Take A Look! 

Little Bear Videos!

Little Bear Costume! 

What fun for a party, halloween, or just plain dress up!

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Little Bear Wall Paper Border 

For a cozy, happy bedroom

Little Bear Squares Wall Border - Primary (5 yards)

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 10/12/2008)

So many children take comfort in Little Bear that it is a terrific thing to have in their bedroom!

Comfort if they awake during the night, having Little Bear near their bed is like having a happy, cozy friend right there!

Little Bear Porcelain Tea Set 

For a great Little Bear Tea Party!

Little Bear Real Porcelain Tea Set

Amazon Price: (as of 10/12/2008)

One of my favorite toys was my porcelain tea set!

I played for hours with it and had loads of entertainment feeding every other animal I had the tea and cookies I imagined in the set!

Some kinds of old fashioned fun just can't be replaced with anything else!

Do you like Little Bear? 

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Do you like Little Bear? What's your favorite thing about it? Your questions and comments are welcome!

Julie

Who is the voice of Grandmother Bear?

Posted September 11, 2008

GypsyMiracle

Loved your lens. Very informative. Please stop by at my lens dht blockers

Posted September 04, 2008

Angela from Scotland

We LOVE Little Bear in our house. It works like magic to calm down my over exuberant 4 year old - we've watched it since she was a baby and are watching it still, now with her little sister. The best thing about it is the gentle music which used to send my husband and I to sleep. It is the best thing on kids TV.

Posted September 04, 2008

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Posted September 03, 2008

GypsyMiracle

Loved your lens on "Little Bear". Very informative and interesting. Learned things that I did not know before. Please stop by at my lens DHT Blockers

Posted August 29, 2008

 
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