Hello, Goodbye

by David Lloyd, Louise Voce (Illustrator)

A bear, two bees, some birds, and other creatures meet at a tree and say hello until the rain begins and they say goodbye

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1983

About the author

David Lloyd is the chairman of Walker Books. He has written many picture books for children, including Polly Molly, Woof Woof, The Stopwatch and The Ridiculous Story of Gammer Gurton's Needle, which was shortlisted for the Emil Maschler Award.

Reviews

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone in and under the tree says "Hello", what a friendly bunch! Until it begins to rain. Of course they say a quick goodbye! Fun times with bear at the tree. Used this for a "Tree" Preschool story time

[Danielle Desmarais · Rating 4 out of 5]

-Fun story about a bear saying hello and goodbye to outdoor creatures.
-Strong picture, text, and sounds effect support
-Would be very fun during a read-aloud where children could chime-in

-Kindergarten reading level

[Mrinalini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good one for the very little ones!

[Safari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another favourite, I was asked to read about 10 times a night by my baby brother when he was 2 - 3 years old.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the tree at the end.

[Olivia · Rating 1 out of 5]

A pointlessly repetitive book, even when you consider it’s for children.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Luzali]

divertidísimo, rápido de contar, y lo mejor: esto fue lo que dijo mi hijo cuando lo contamos: oye mamá que importantes son los árboles ya sé porque te gustan tanto!

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

18 month old loves this and bed time is often preceded by bear bear bear bear....

[Lorna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a thrilling story but good for word repetition and possibly leading to taking about creatures that live in trees our use trees to survive.