![]() But then the narrator warns him about the big hungry bear that loves strawberries. The narrator asks what he’s doing and infers from his tiny little ladder leading up to a beautiful strawberry that fills up a quarter of the page that he’s about to pick it. ![]() The beginning of the book starts by instantly calling out the mischievous, hungry little mouse as it approaches the strawberry. I remember wanting to eat a whole crate of strawberries every time my mom read it to me, especially because the book itself engaged the reader and offered you half of the giant strawberry. The only thing that called out to me was the image of that amazing, huge strawberry and the cool way the illustrator detailed everything. What instantly struck me was the fact that I chose a book I could hardly remember. After having to search using only keywords on Google, I rediscovered the book to be The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood. All I knew was that there was a giant, juicy, delicious looking strawberry and a mouse in it, and that I for some reason really enjoyed the intricate illustration style. ![]() When I considered the books I was read as a small child one specific picture book stood out, yet I could not even remember the title. ![]()
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