The Bear Barr Wants To Play The Guitar


Children - Picture Book
24 Pages
Reviewed on 04/19/2017
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Author Biography

Sigal Haber is a mother of three children with an extensive experience in education and teaching.
Her love for literature and kids led her to the quest of writing for children.
As a University Prof. Sigal has taught and studied entrepreneurship for many years and had been involved with young entrepreneurs’ educational programs. Creativity and innovativeness, considered the core values of entrepreneurial behavior, are rooted in her thinking and writing.
In her books she brings her life experience and knowledge in a creative and humours way
to create a great reading experience for young readers.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

In The Bear Barr Wants To Play The Guitar by Sigalit Haber, children are introduced to Bear Barr who learns to play guitar. His mother buys him a guitar. Bear Barr goes for music lessons and realizes that first he has to train his fingers to strum accurately. His fingers hurt initially and Bear Barr finds the pain bothersome. He wants to go back to his music lessons after a visit from his friend, Star, as she tells him that once the pain passes, the tune remains. This simple and adorable story is about persistence, the desire to make things happen, and the power of music.

The concept in the story is powerful and conveys the importance of pursuing what one likes and the demands of playing the guitar very nicely. The illustrations are vibrant and colorful and they make the concept and Bear Barr’s emotions clear to children. It is a good story for read aloud sessions in classrooms and school libraries because of its concept, and the coloring page makes it good to use for interactive sessions. Bear Barr’s character is well sketched and readers can connect well with him not wanting to give up what he likes, and determination. The messages conveyed through the story are encouraging and will motivate young readers to pursue what they are passionate about, and to be persistent when it comes to making things happen. It is a good book to have in one’s personal collection because of the message and the concept.