Beautiful illustrations with a lovely Story about kindness and taking care of each other and not taking things for granted. Lovely

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher of this for an honest opinion

Kind Mr. Bear is a wonderful story that will be great for any young child. Mr. Bear takes care of all the animals in the forest. He helps them lift things, shelters them from the rain and is generally the caretaker of the forest. When Mr. Bear gets sick, he is unable to take care of the community. One by one, the animals notice that Mr. Bear isn't around to help them and they rally to get Mr. Bear back to his healthy self.

What I liked most about this book was the message. I think it provides a good learning opportunity for young ones to appreciate your friends and caretakers and to make sure that you give as well as take. There is a page at the end of the book that facilitates this discussion as a guide. The illustrations were beautiful as well.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book!

Thank you to Netgalley, Quarto Publishing Group - QEB and Steve Smallman for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this adorable children's book.

Review Date: 8/23/19
Publication Date: 10/10/19

A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. What a nice story. Mr. Bear helped others and knew he was being taken for granted, the other animals finally realize and fix the.situation. Well done. The graphics were nice . A feel good book and very applicable to real life. 5 stars. I think most kids would enjoy and most parents would like to read.

This is so gorgeous! I got this book late at night and will show it to my kids tomorrow, I already know they will love this. I will be buying a few copies of this as gifts. I absolutely love it.