Excellent book! This is a book that I would be willing to read over and over to my child. (Quite honestly, there are some books I hide because reading them again would be torture. :-) The illustrations are beautiful and the writing is well done. I appreciate that the vocabulary is not confined to early elementary words, but instead the author uses words such as infested, inclined and divinely.

Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of There, There. This is my honest opinion of the book.

There, There is the story of Rabbit, whose whining and complaining gets to the point that his friend Bear feels the need to intervene. Using the earthworm and an example, Bear sets out to teach Rabbit about appreciating that which is around you.

Although I did love the story written by Tim Beiser, and the lessons that children can glean from its pages, the strength of the book lies in its illustrations by Bill Slavin. The pages seem to have texture and depth, setting off the story. Capturing the expressions of the surly Rabbit perfectly, young children will be able to puzzle out the story regardless of their reading abilities. I highly recommend There, There, as it would be a perfect addition to both home and public libraries.

Being stuck inside on a rainy day can be boring, but it's downright unbearable for Hare. He and Bear are sharing a den and Hare rants and raves about the rain while Bear soothes, "There, there." Will Hare's complaints wear on Bear?

"There, There" by Tim Beiser is a whimsical, rhyming tale of how two friends spend their time on a rainy day. Bear busies himself baking, while Hare focuses on his misery. Bear teaches Hare to change his perspective using the lowly earthworm as an example. Kids will enjoy the rhyming and earthworm's comical response.

"There There", such a well used phrase with children, a term of comfort and love. With such a title I very much expected the book to be different....it is nice to be surprised, sometimes. Overall the message of the story was lovely, a friend comforting another another but wanting him to realise life isn't that bad. However, I wasn't satisfied with the ending and I felt it was a little wordy. The bear character was very endearing and he was illustrated well. The drips of water on his face on one page was a gorgeous and was my favourite page in the book. Bear had a 'softer' look to him than hare, which I guess is because he was the comforter, Bill Slavin is a talented illustrator and overall I liked seeing texture in the drawings.

From a library professional experience this would definitely recommend this as a one on one reading book, the length of it is a bit long for a group story time experience unless it was for children in Prep and above.

Interesting textural illustrations. I feel like the characters are two grumpy old parents. A little weird and some of the rhymes are clunky.

There, There was a beautifully illustrated story about two friends with a glass half empty and glass half full type of relationship. The hare hemmed and hawed, complaining about everything, while the bear tried to offer quiet support and encouragement to a friend in need. I really liked how this book seemed to offer a deeper lesson on attitude and perspective. This book would make a wonderful read aloud for family time. I believe it would facilitate a rich discussion.

Wonderful story of friendship, rhyming words make it a delight to read and hear.