I liked the idea behind this book and I loved the mix of words that are in the story - there is a real variety and some great new ones for children to learn.

There is a note in the book that the inspiration is the Winnie the Pooh stories and you can tell that from the story. I read the book with my daughter and she did like the book, but it wasn't one that she loved.

The illustrations were ok but they didn't really make the story sing for me, and my daughter wasn't a fan of them either. The book is well written and the story was enjoyable overall.

It is 3.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads and Amazon.

My 6yo child did not enjoy this book very much. The rhyming was a bit off. The plot was lacking. We likely will not read this again.

Hmmm… A kid meets a bear in the woods that is having a tea party all to himself, and even wearing a bow tie while at it. The kid joins in, the end. It's not much of a story, the drama is low, and the book certainly takes great efforts to tell us its vocabulary is of the edifying extent that it is (we even get the word "wood", meaning, well, a wood, in the glossary). But added to the underwhelming plot is the fact that it is in quite clumsy verse. Sure, it gets the rhymes spot on in an AABBA fashion all the time, but definitely at the cost of line length. Some of the pages have the rhythm of a limerick, but most don't, with far too many beats to each A-line. There really should have been more of the promised joy to reading this aloud, and that stuttering rhythm is to blame. It doesn't make this horrendous, but it doesn't make it a priority purchase – two and a half stars.

A novel that puts great focus on teaching children new words. I like the words being listed and explained at the beginning.

The book is quick and easy to read with different styles of rhyme, the story for me could have been stronger.

The illustrations were clear and colourful, but a little repetitive in style.

Thanks to Netgalley and JMJ Creations Publishing for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.