Do Bears Have Mothers Too?

by Aileen Fisher, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

A collection of short poems about baby animals includes "Penguin Chick," "Baby Monkey," and "Alligator Children."

Genres: Poetry

26 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Aileen Lucia Fisher was an American writer of more than a hundred children's books, including poetry, picture books in verse, prose about nature and America, biographies, Bible themed books, plays, and articles for magazines and journals. Her poems have been anthologized many times and are frequently used in textbooks. In 1978 she was awarded the second National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.

Reviews

[Sierra Dirksen]

I found this book to be inappropriately named. It is not just about bears having mothers, it is about a variety of animals, including deers, bears, swans, fish, and so on, having mothers. It is a cute book. There is two pages to each animal. One for the words and one for the picture. It was an adorable book to read, and actually shares information children may not have known about animals. Overall, a good rhyming book.

[Peacegal]

Sweet poems remind us that the animal world, from giraffes to penguins to foxes, is full of mothers who dote after their babies.

[Abby Huhe]

This poem book is about each animal and their mothers. It goes through how the animals act and what they are. The pictures are very beneficial to the book.