Jesse Bear is counting everyday things that my son can relate to, rocks, sticks and ice cream cones. The illustrations of Bruce Degan are great. My son and I love to just look at the pictures and name all of the different kinds of balls, sticks and ice cream.
"Miss Spider can't understand why insects flee in panic at her approach. Being a florivore herself, she only wants to invite them over for cakes and tea. The ironic air wafting through Kirk's rhymed tale will not be lost on young readers, and the insects in the big, brightly colored illustrations beear comically apprehensive expressions as they hastily depart . . . At last, Miss Spider is ableā¦