Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?

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Genre: Fiction; Concepts - General; Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction; Children: Kindergarten; Stories in rhyme; Family - General; Animals - Bears; Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General; Bears;

Average Review: 4.5 stars

Review: Play on words not appreciated! : Darling book, love the sing-songy quality about the verses, BUT, there's a typo, and after emailing the publisher, I learned that it's an intentional "play on words". It's "Jesse Bear", not "Jesse Bare" (as appears on the bathtub page). Okay, it's a little funny that it's on that page where presumably Jesse Bear is a bare bear, but is it too much to ask that our children's books be gramatically correct? I'm not sure why the editors think they can (or should!) try to pull this off! This "play on words" adds nothing to the story, but it sure does add confusion for early readers, not to mention frustration for parents who, like me, would like to instill proper grammar/word usage! I prefer to buy books that have actually been edited! There are plenty of other great books! (I don't object to the fun with words, but is it too much to ask that it be gramatically correct? If it's a play on words you're after, check out the Amelia Bedelia books. The author does a lovely job of playing with words/meanings but in a grammatically correct fashion!)