Strawberry Story: The Big Hungry Bear

Our favorite children's book to read together, and the layered strawberry meaning makes it twice as sweet.

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the BIG HUNGRY BEAR
by Don and Audrey Wood, Illustrated by Don Wood

Hello, little Mouse.  What are you doing?

Oh, I see.  Are you going to pick that red, ripe strawberry?

But, little Mouse, haven't you heard about the big, hungry Bear?

Ohhh, how that Bear loves red, ripe strawberries!

The big, hungry Bear can smell a red, ripe strawberry a mile away...

Especially, one that has just been picked.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!  The Bear will tromp through the forest on his big, hungry feet, and SNIFF! SNIFF! SNIFF! find the strawberry...

No matter where it is hidden, or who is guarding it, or how it is disguised.

Quick!  There's only one way in the whole wide world to save a red, ripe strawberry from the big, hungry Bear!

Cut it in two.

Share half with me.

And we'll both eat it all up.  YUM!

Now, that's one red, ripe strawberry the big, hungry Bear will never get!

The End

Credit: Don and Audrey Wood, Child's Play (International) Limited http://www.childs-play.com/