The Bear and Her Book Review

This book is great for children (of all ages!), and the illustrations inside the book are representative of a beautiful yearning. The book doesn't have many words, and it is written in rhyme. Very simplistic types of words used, but the overall theme of the book is very complex. I would say the lesson that this book teaches is one that many adults have even missed fairly often. To sum up the meaning of the lesson this book teaches I would simply say, "All I ever needed was right in front of me." The book shows this lesson by using pictures to explain that everyone should have a love for reading and not for galavanting off, chasing far-fetched ideas. The most important things you need to know are normally very close to you, and it's up to you to look in your surroundings for meaning in your life. You may not be able to solve the age old quandry, "What is the meaning of life?" but you CAN find out the meaning of YOUR life. That is a very important distinction. Hopefully, you will also see that this book encourages us to be grateful for the things we have and are given and not to need to go shopping all the time to fulfill our desires. All you need is shelter and food and clean running water, along with maybe heating and air conditioning and for your shelter to be clean. All of these things are available to you no matter who you are. If you search for these basic things instead of spending your hard earned money on little meaningless things like a new outfit or a manicure or going out to eat, you will find that you will be much happier just cooking at home and trying a new recipe. The great thing about cooking at home, is that you can literally cook anything in the world. You don't need anyone to give you a "menu" of what to choose from. You have a computer, or electronic device, search for a cool recipe (especially one that is literary in nature that goes along with a book or movie) and try it out. You can learn so many things from reading and that's also what this book illustrates. You can be a helping hand to others due to knowledge you acquired by reading books.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book for an honest review.