Eğer Bugün Ormana Gidersen

Brown Bear Wood

by Rachel Piercey, Freya Hartas (Illustrator), Yağmur Yavaş (Translator)

Kahverengi Ayı Ormanı bizim evimiz.
Çeşit çeşit hayvan, ağaç ve bitki
Hep beraber burada yaşar gideriz.
Her mevsim bir eğlence var burada.
Sen de aramıza katılmak ister misin?
Acaba neler saklı bu masalsı ormanda?

Doğayla ilgili keşfedilecek bilgiler, okunacak şiirler, her mevsimde yapılacak farklı aktiviteler ve büyüleyici resimlerin arasında 100’den fazla ara-bul etkinliği bu kitapta seni bekliyor.

Genres: Picture Books, Poetry, Nature, Childrens, Animals, Fiction

40 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Rachel Piercey is a London-based poet, editor and tutor who also writes for children. She studied English Literature at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, where she was President of the Oxford University Poetry Society and won the Newdigate Prize in 2008. She also has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway.

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An alluring woods-themed search and find. The oversized format allows for a nice double-page spread with a just right sized view that is not so small or busy to be overwhelming or frustrating, and not so large and uncluttered that the hunt becomes too easy.

Each scene starts with a lyrical and expressive poem apropos of the setting. The varied scenes and seasons provide many sweet details to study and admire and the list of items to find is concisely descriptive.

A book to come back to again and again, to read and discover anew, as well as to grow with as different ages and stages will notice and delight in different finds.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my goodness, I LOVE this book! Everything about it makes me happy. It's the sweetest and most beautiful seek-and-find book I've ever seen. It's like Where's Waldo meets Brambly Hedge, providing the fun of seek-and-find without the frantic feeling I get from most books of that sort. It was, instead, quite gentle and calming. It would be a lovely book even without the seek-and-find element as each page has a large spread of animals involved in various activities around their woodland home, and an accompanying poem about the activity. We move through the year, from spring (Bear's World Awakes, Home Sweet Home, School Days, Bunny's Birthday) to summer (Field Day, High Summer, Swimming Lessons, Bear's Picnic, Putting on a Play) to autumn (Goodbye Party (for migrating birds), Rainy Day, Art Class, Bear's Campfire) to winter (Winter Sports, Bear's Winter Feast, Bear's Den). The back matter provides some suggestions for ways you can get out and enjoy nature in every season, and an appealing list of online resources for further learning about nature and poetry. The reread value is high, IMO. My youngest and I spent many evening poring over the pages enjoying the delightful artwork and searching away. When we'd found all the "What To Spot..."s directed in the book, we started over again taking turns making up new "What To Spot...s" for each other. There are so many charming details it's easy to extend the seek-and-find value in this way. Highly recommend!

[Melody Schwarting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't love seek-and-find books as a kid because many of them were so brightly colored and overwhelming. If You Go Down to the Woods Today has calming, earthy tones and lovingly illustrated woodland animals that create--for once--a relaxing seek-and-find experience. Not everything is pointed out on the list, giving co-readers the chance to challenge each other to find even more things on the page.

Each page is charmingly grouped according to the seasons, from spring cleaning to starting school to (sob!) saying goodbye to hibernating/migrating animals in the autumn. A list of things to find on a nature walk is included at the back, and I appreciated how elements from all around the year were presented, from winter to summer.

The poetry is simplistic doggerel, and fonts change in the line to highlight certain adjectives and verbs, which makes it a bit of a pain to read. However, this shouldn't bother young readers, and it didn't decrease my overall enjoyment of the book itself. I wonder if the rabbit family living under our deck have ever hosted a birthday party...

[Eline · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️ Mooi illustraties in dit zoekboek. Jammer dat er bij de zoekopdrachten enkel tekst en geen kleine tekening staat voor de jongere lezers.

[Nora Žáková · Rating 5 out of 5]

Myslela som, že je to ďalšia z radu kníh "poďme sa rozprávať o obrázkoch", ale nie....
V knihe sú stručné návody o tom, čo hľadať a navyše jednoduché, milé básničky rozširujú slovnú zásobu detí o menej používané(resp.nepoužívané) slová ako virvar, vzruch, tôňa, zvŕtať sa..
Jedna hviezda preto patrí prekladateľke Márii Štefánkovej.

[Sophie - Kinderboekentips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wat een prachtig zoekboek, met fijne versjes, om samen in te verdwalen!

[Denisa Vrana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Krásna knižka, plná zvieratiek, deti očarí, ako aj dospelých.

[Anne-Lise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coup de cœur !

[Bruna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Divna slikovnica uz koju ćete uživati satima!

[Birte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations

[Vania · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/★★★★★

[Carly Hales · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable search and find with precious pictures and darling poems.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet poems that depict nature’s seasons, accompanied by fanciful illustrations of animals in their homes.

[Gv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most enjoyable and lovely and perfect book I have read in a long time. Everywhere you look, you can find adorable, amusing, enchanting tiny details. I honestly can't wait to read/contemplate it again.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it is important to note here that when I rate books on good reads, it is about my personal enjoyment of the book, more than a value judgement. I agree this is an excellent picture book for children, but I just don't have time/energy to spare for this level of amusement on my own. My Goldbug days are over.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enter a woodsy world full of animal characters in this picture book that invites children to find things in the busy and bustling images. Bear brings readers to his home in the woods. The first images focus on spring in the woods with green grass, flowers and bird nests. Readers then get a glimpse of each animal’s home in the woods, including burrows, nests, and trees. Youngsters head to school, and bunny celebrates a birthday underground. Summer arrives with Field Day, the beauty of life in the treetops, swimming, picnics and even a play. Autumn comes with rainy days, art and campfires. Then finally, winter brings icy sports, a winter feast and the sleepiness of hibernation.

Each of the double-page illustrations is accompanied with a poem that speaks to that season and what is happening on the pages. The rhymes are jaunty and add to the fun of the book. Then there is a list of items to spot that asks readers to look very closely at the illustrations before them. It’s a woodsy and outdoor version of Waldo.

The illustrations are a pure joy and full of small elements of charm. Flowers, grass, falling leaves, roots, berries and more fill the pages with the season. The busy illustrations show a community of creatures happily living together in the woods filled with a warm coziness and acceptance of one another.

A perfect book to curl up with and explore. This would make an ideal book to take on a summer road trip. Appropriate for ages 4-6.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful. Even my old eyes could make out the details enough to play the 'hidden object' puzzle. I do admit, however, that I just paged through the book, because it would have been a bit of a strain. I would absolutely adored it when I was a child, however.

And the back matter is wonderful. Lots of a variety of nature-themed activity prompts. And excellent bibliography. Highly recommended to families who understand how important it is to get outside and move in the fresh air, and to share our planet with critters and plants.

As I didn't quite read it all, I'm giving it a dnf mark, but rating highly despite my aversion to rating dnf's. December 2021.

[Iris · Rating 5 out of 5]

A charming poetry book with awesome seek and find elements! Kids absolutely love seek and find so this is a perfect book to introduce poetry to your children. Follow along with Bear and explore his home in the woods through Rachel Piercey's fanciful poems and Freya Hartas's illustrations that are just full of whimsy. A delightful read!

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

First sentence: Hello! I'm Bear! Can we be friends? I'd love it if we could. Perhaps you'd like to see my home, the world inside the woods?

Premise/plot: A poem introduces each spread of illustrations. There are "more than 100 things to find" as Bear brings readers into his woodsy environment. The book celebrates nature and friendship. (Though it isn't necessarily a natural NATURE. The animals definitely are doing very human things. The animals aren't really acting as animals.)

My thoughts: While the spreads definitely work together as a whole, they also stand alone in many ways. Each two-page spread is a scene. Readers are being invited IN. Most spreads have around twelve "hidden objects" to find. The illustrations are super busy--as you'd expect--and there are plenty of details. There is so much more to "discover" than just those particular illustrations. (Readers are asked to find animals, insects, flowers, etc.) The poem serves as an introduction to the scene.

I'm honestly not sure what the intended age of the audience is. Is this a book meant to be a read aloud, a shared experience between parent and child? (I do NOT see this one being a group read aloud, the illustrations would be way too small to be seen). Or is this meant to be a book read on your own? Is it for preschoolers? Or is it for elementary grades? What reading level do you need to be to get the most out of this one? Is this one that you could just "read" by looking at the pictures? Do you need to love poetry to love this one?

One slight concern if this one is meant for children to read on their own (as opposed to a read aloud) is that the poems blend print text and cursive text. Some words do appear in cursive. Cursive can be tricky for (some) children to read. Cursive isn't always consistently taught in schools. And it definitely comes later in the reading/writing process.

Another concern is that some of the art is definitely lost in the gutter. Each spread loses out here. And I think *some* of the hidden objects that readers are supposed to be finding are "hiding" in the gutter, or partly in the gutter.

Quote:

Winter Brings the Cold Winter Sports

The sun is lower in the sky
and many trees are bare.
The snowflakes spiral silently
through peaceful silver air.
The wood is not so quiet, though:
it rings with rowdy glee.
We've all met up, with chattering teeth,
to sled and skate and ski.
We teeter, totter, twirl, and glide,
make angels in the snow.
We slide around the icy trees
and dodge the mistletoe.
And when our toes are truly cold,
we gulp a steaming drink.
Then out again to seize the day
before the sun can sink!

[Manybooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh yes, my inner child totally and hugely adores in the 2021 large format picture book If You Go Down to the Woods Today the marvellous combination of Rachel Piercey's seasonal poetry (thematically delightful, ecstatically celebrating the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter with glorious descriptiveness, verbal colour and gracefulness) and Freya Hartas' busy but wonderfully bright, lively and visually engaging accompanying artwork (and with my inner child and also my older adult self for that matter in particular both enjoying and massively appreciating that there is in fact a list of animals, plants and objects to look for, to find for each of the illustrative spreads for If You Go Down to the Woods Today being provided and that Hartas' artwork also presents and features a really nice and aesthetically pleasant, successful mix of realism tempered with a bit of fantasy and thankfully also with the pictures not being too much into overt and exaggerated anthropomorphism for my personal visual tastes).

Now while my above mentioned older adult self actually does tend to now like free form poetry a bit more than rhyming verses (ands as are presented by Rachel Piercey in If You Go Down to the Woods Today), well, considering that when I myself was a child I did in fact much prefer rhyming poetry to lyrical renderings sans rhyming, yes, I do think that Piercey's season rhymes for If You Go Down to the Woods Today are absolutely and utterly perfect for child readers/listeners, that If You Go Down to the Woods Today is thus an absolutely lovely lyrical gem and a superb both visual and textual treat for children both young and older (since indeed, Rachel Piercey's poetry would work both for independent reading as well as for reading aloud and that of course Freya Hartas' pictures should be fun and entertaining for pretty much all picture book crowd age groups).

And combined with the Nature Trail suggestions and activities, as well as the very much personally appreciated listed online nature and poetry resources provided by Rachel Piercey being like the icing on an already totally and delightfully delicious cake for me, yes indeed, absolutely everything about If You Go Down to the Woods Today rates with a solid five stars and is as such also most highly and warmly recommended.

[Aisha Elwan · Rating 4 out of 5]

If this book were to be described in one word, it would be whimsical. This book is clearly meant to appeal to children’s imaginations, as it depicts all the animals living in a forest engaging in different fun activities, whether that be picnicking, sledding, putting on a play, or gathering around a bonfire. This broad range of activities also coincides with the slowly changing seasons as the book progresses, and each page also contains a list of items to look for in the illustrations amongst all of the activity depicted. This is perhaps what makes the book most appealing, as each page is incredibly detail-oriented, filled with all sorts of animals and activities amongst the trees. In this way, nature is depicted as a place bustling with life, but also something that is ever-changing with time as the seasons pass. The book also shows this through having many of the images set at different times of day, which works again to highlight the transience of nature. At the same time, this also embodies how children themselves move through life, with time often being relative and of little importance to children as they go about their day playing. Just like for children, nature is truly what is depicted as the animal’s oyster, as it is a place both to live and to play within. In this way, the book certainly fits the definition of “nonsense” as it is defined in Michael Heyman and Kevin Shortsleeve’s essay on nonsense in children’s literature, but not necessarily in a negative way. Of course, while the book is in no way true to life, this is conventional of children’s literature in general. As a result, in this regard, the book is indeed nonsensical, but in the sense that it depicts “that which is amusing, quaint, and immaterial–a place for simple, joyful fun” (qtd in Heyman & Shortsleeve 134), not merely things that are unrealistic or bizarre. This definition in many ways sums up the contents of the book itself; it truly is whimsical, fun, and fantastical, making it a delightful read for children.

[Archer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich war schon immer ein Fan von Wimmelbüchern und Wimmelspielen, weshalb es logisch ist, dass ich auf dieses Buch hier besonders gewartet habe.

Und das Warten hat sich gelohnt!

Schon auf der Umschlagseite findet man viele Tiere und Natur und man kann (zum Beispiel mit Kindern - aber auch ohne) sehr viel Zeit damit verbringen, das Cover zu betrachten und herauszufinden, wen man wo sieht.

Dann schlägt man die erste Seite auf und ist extrem geflasht. So eine wunderschöne Zeichnung mit mega liebevollen Details! Natürlich macht das die Natur von Wimmelbüchern aus, aber hier hat man sich noch extra viel Mühe gegeben.

Auf jeder Seite findet man jetzt etwas Neues: Frühlingserwachen, Sommer, Feste der Tiere, Spiele, Abendveranstaltungen, Theater, Winter mit Wintersport/Spielen und Zu-Bett-Geh-Ritualen.

Mein Vorlesekind und ich waren nicht nur begeistert, sondern teilweise echt gefordert! (Einmal habe ich heimlich auf dem Handy googeln müssen, was Hasenglöckchen sind - dachte schon an einen Übersetzungsfehler.) So steckt in diesem Wimmelbuch nicht nur jede Menge Spaß und Sachen zum Entdecken, sondern auch etwas zum Lernen, selbst für Leute, die älter als sechs Jahre sind.

Dazu gibt es auf jeder Seite noch ein Gedicht, das wir ebenfalls gleich genutzt haben zum Suchen, also das, was im Gedicht vorkam, haben wir pro Zeile dann gewimmelt.

Wenn ich überhaupt was zu bemängeln habe, dann eigentlich nur, dass genau in der Mitte, wo man die Seiten hat, manchmal nur schwer erkennt, was sich dort versteckt. Ich verstehe ja, dass das Buch für kleinere Kinder und daher stabil sein soll, aber da hätte ich mir eine bessere Lösung gewünscht.

Trotzdem bekommt das Buch meine vollste Empfehlung - nicht nur Kinder finden es außergewöhnlich schön, spannend und lehrreich.

[Lavendel KnowsBest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Der kleine Bär zeigt uns seinen Wald, egal ob im Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter. Dabei lernen wir auch seine Familie und Freunde kennen und entdecken ganz viel kurioses im tiefen Wald.

Das Wimmelbuch ist schon von Außen eine wahre Schönheit. Neben den tollen Illustrationen, die eine Vorschau geben, was uns im Inneren erwartet, zieren auch goldene Verzierungen das Cover.

Auf 40 Seiten erleben wir den Wald zu allen Jahreszeiten und den unterschiedlichsten Gelegenheiten (Sportfest, Picknick, Badetag am See oder Winterfest). Dabei wird das doppelseitige Wimmelbild mit einem Gedicht angekündigt und in einer Legende wird beschrieben, welche Tiere oder Dinge auf dem Bild gefunden werden sollen. Teilweise war das auch etwas schwieriger, was ich toll fand, so sind auch die Erwachsenen etwas mehr gefordert, wenn sie die Illustrationen zusammen mit ihren Kindern erforschen. Gut gemacht war auch der interaktive Part, denn zählen muss man ab und zu auch. Auf der letzten Seite wird außerdem das Suchspiel nach draußen in die freie Natur verlagert, denn vieles, was sich auf den Buchseiten versteckt, kann man natürlich auch in der freien Natur entdecken.

Besonders begeistern konnten mich die wunderschönen Illustrationen. Der Zeichenstil ist unglaublich niedlich und so schön "altmodisch". Ich mochte jede einzelne Seite des Kinderbuchs unglaublich gerne und freue mich schon darauf, wenn ich es zusammen mit meinem Nachwuchs erleben kann.

"Wer wohnt denn da im tiefen Wald" ist wirklich ein Highlight und eine ganz große Empfehlung für große und kleine EntdeckerInnen.

[Midnight.reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

- pre deti od 4 rokov
- veľký formát
- papierové strany
- knihy sú typu hľadaj a nájdi
- skryté predmety je ťažšie nájsť

Aj napriek tomu, že tieto dve ukazovačky opisujú štyri ročné obdobia, obálky vyslovene kričia jeseň a majú pre mňa naozaj jesenný feeling.

Nádherne ilustrované knihy vás prevedú lesmi a ich obyvateľmi, zvyklosťami, sviatkami a oslavami. Ilustrácie sú doslovne dychberúce a každá jedná téma je zobrazená na dvojstrane. V týchto knihách si proste chcete listovať, stále je sa na čo pozerať a podľa úloh je aj čo hľadať. Každá dvojstrana obsahuje krátku báseň a úlohy typu hľadaj a nájdi. Niektoré vás aj pekne potrápia, keďže ilustrácie sú veľmi detailné a hľadané predmety sú veľmi dobre skryté.

Vyberte sa spolu s nami do lesa za zvieratkami je kniha, ktorou vás sprevádza medvedík a ukazuje vám počas štyroch ročných období jeho les.

Druhá kniha sa zameriava na starý 500 ročný dub a ukazuje vám, čo všetko sa počas štyroch ročných obdobi odohráva okolo tohto stromu.

Za mňa je kniha o veľkom dube úplne rozprávková. Páči sa mi o trošku viac, i keď ilustrácie aj spracovanie je rovnaké.

Myslím ale, že či siahnete po jednej alebo po druhej knihe budete spokojní. Odporúčam, ak hľadáte prenádherné spracovanie pre trávenie spoločných chvíľ s vašim dieťaťom.

[Jared White · Rating 4 out of 5]

This title is perfect for those little nature lovers who also like a bit of whimsy. A lot of search-and-find books are very chaotic and the illustrations almost yell with all the action going on, but this one is cozy and welcomes you in. There's still plenty of fun, but it welcomes you in to stay awhile.

I also like that the book walks you through a year in the woods and each page-spread has a nice poem to go along with it.

An added bonus of this search-and-find is that it will help teach various animals and insects. For instance, your little one may not know what a wren is, but they are listed with adjectives that will help identify them, "Mama Wren and Papa Wren gathering sticks to build their nest" (and they are the only type of bird gathering sticks). Or they may not know what Dog Roses and Honeysuckle are, but we're told they're pink and yellow... although on that page-spread there are also pink and yellow Foxglove flowers, so there may be a bit of guess-work involved for people not too familiar with some plants and animals (but most of the time it's pretty clear, given the adjectives).

I put this on my list of books I would like to own.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Think "Where's Waldo", only this time, look for a list given on every double-page spread. Rachel Piercey offers a poem to begin, then a list of things to look for on each page. All through the seasons, the forest animals romp, play, prepare for winter, hold field days and art classes. It's such a "full" book of details, it took me a long time to read and discover the details created by Freya Hartas. Added at the very end are two pages titled "Nature Trail" with even more things to spot. There is one final page of resources. If you would like a more detailed review, look for it at Jama Rattigan's Alphabet Soup!

[Katie Hutchison Irion · Rating 4 out of 5]

If You Go Down to the Woods Today by Rachel Piercey and Freya Hartas is a delightfully, sweet, and charming book that I saw in England. I was in a tiny little town in the Cotswolds and saw this book in a bookstore and was immediately taken. It is a lovely picture book that asks the reader to find more than 100 things. I have a son that loves a “seek and find” book and this one has been a delight to read and find with him. All the pages are filled to the brim with stunning illustrations and beautiful poems accompany each page. It is filled from front to back with lovely art and lovely words and is a game for kids and adults!

[Amy Gentry · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5-year-old is obsessed with this gorgeously illustrated seek-and-find book. Gentle, detailed, vaguely poetic, and a lot easier on the eyes than Waldo.

Extra points for depicting animals doing people stuff (drinking hot chocolate, putting on plays, running relay races etc.) without using cutesy bows and long eyelashes to distinguish male from female. Papa Bunny cleans, Mama Bunny captains a ship, Professor Owl is female, and nobody bats an eyelash because animals do not have visible eyelashes even if they're ladies.

[MrsK Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you go down to the woods today... you might find... playful critters; flowers and trees; changing seasons; and of course delightfully woven poems. This is a wonderful experience for the entire family or for an early morning "Look & Find" discovery.

*Homeschooling parents, there are so many avenues for your learners at any age. Animal research projects, creative writing pieces, extended outdoor "walk-abouts," as well as sketching to label journaling experiences. Nature explorations is a must "beyond the covers" activity,
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[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be a very lovely book, and I enjoyed the rhyming, 4-line stanzas of poetry. I think that children will have a great time looking for and finding the scenes and animals suggested in the "What to Spot..." sidebar on each double-page spread. The illustrations on each double-page spread were busy with activity and many different kinds of cartoon-style creatures.
The nature walk suggestions and resource lists in the backmatter enhanced the book very well.