Where Is Bina Bear?
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In Mike Curato's funny, poignant picture book Where Is Bina Bear?, a little rabbit throws a party—but can't find best friend Bina Bear anywhere!
Tiny is having a party, but Bina Bear is nowhere to be found. Is that Bina hiding under a lampshade? It looks like Bina . . . but it must be a lamp. Is that Bina beneath the fruit bowl? It could be . . . but it's probably just a table.
Searching for Bina, Tiny realizes something is wrong—and sets out to make it right. This is a humorous yet sincere picture book about friendship, understanding, and embracing our loved ones just as they are.
Godwin Books
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Bina, a large purple bear, is wearing a lampshade on her head at a party—and it's not a sign that she's having too good a time. "Bina? Is that you?" asks Tiny the rabbit, the party's host, after discovering Bina standing alone in a dark room. "I am not Bina. I am a lamp," the figure says. Tiny doesn't press when Bina camouflages herself as other, increasingly elaborate objects, including a table with a fruit bowl, a tree with a swing, and a full bookcase. But when Tiny finally asks the bear if she's okay, a tearful Bina—now hiding out in the kitchen as a bag of groceries—admits that she doesn't care for parties and only attended because she likes Tiny. Refreshingly, the host's response is not to cajole or push, but to be with Bina in a way that acknowledges the bear's feelings—even if it involves each of them wearing a lampshade. As always, Curato (Flamer) handles the theme of acceptance with empathy and a gently comic touch: the crisply rendered ink, watercolor, and pencil illustrations have a visual directness that appreciates the reality of Bina's needs, as shown through her masking attempts. It's a tender tribute to both lone wolves (er, bears) and the beings who love them. Ages 4–8.
