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At the end of the book, we read the same four lines which we read at the beginning. I think this makes the book very well rounded and again emphasises the special place of bears in children's lives. Then on the very last page, there is a mirror for the child to look into whilst holding their bear. My younger daughter absolutely loved this.

We also enjoyed the language in this book which is very accessible to young children. Every other page includes a short rhyme which is always very helpful for developing listening and early phonic skills. My elder daughter who is nearly five was very good at this, and the younger, at just three had a good attempt too. The print is quite large so there are not too many words on any page. Some of these are bigger or in capitals for emphasis such as when it talks about bears making lots of NOISE! You can't help but read that word loudly!

I have read this book with both of my daughters and they both enjoyed it very much although I would say that the best response came from my three-year-old who was virtually jumping up and down with excitement at the pages and could hardly contain herself when she discovered the mirror at the end. She was also holding her favourite yellow teddy at the time which added to the magic of it. My other daughter also found it a lovely book, but she is ready for longer stories and more complicated plots. Therefore, I feel this book is probably most suitable for two to three-year-olds and would make an ideal gift to accompany a new teddy.

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