Review: Dream Big, little Bear
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
Walden Bear wants nothing more than to be a bear when he grows up. His mum encourages Walden that he can be whatever he wants to be, so much so that she even makes him a Faux bear suit. Like every little kid who simply must wear that suit everywhere, Walden wears his suit to school.Walden's teacher Mrs Hunter isn't as supportive and she tells Walden that he simply cannot be a bear. Especially since all the other students have much greater aspirations like being Doctors and Fireman etc, but Walden is no perturbed. He will do anything to prove he can be a bear, like hibernating during recess and eating foods like a bear. He is so convincing that some of the other kids decide they want to be animals, too.Well, this gets Walden in a world of trouble and Mrs Hunter marches him to the office. Walden thinks he is about to face the wrath of his mother, but instead, she does something that proves just how much she loves and supports her son in his quest to be whatever he wants to be in the world.I am not going to tell you what she does, you will just have to read the book.  I will say that Walden and his class mates do end up with a teacher who encourages them to be whoever they want to be, whatever that may be.We enjoyed this delightful book by Julia Dweck, with a sweet message about being true to yourself, and a timely reminder to parents to let their little monsters or monkeys or bears, dream big and be whatever they want to be.NB, A copy was provided by the Author in exchange for an honest review.