Two friends, Bear and Dragon Cat, challenge each other to wild dares that include eating crazy foods and singing silly songs. As they play together, the two of them also use their imaginations to conjure invisible kittens and magic carpets. And when Bear and Dragon Cat take their flying carpet out for a joyride, it breaks the fourth wall of the story and involves the reader in a most engaging way.
There are some books that you would never leave your child alone with for fear that they might mar the pages with a marker or accidentally tear a page. This is definitely not one of those books. In fact, the author’s intention with Bear and Dragon Cat is that your child should feel free to color, draw, and write directly on its pages! More than a book, Bear and Dragon Cat inspires imagination by encouraging children to enhance the story with their crayons and add to it with their own creativity.
You can’t help but smile at Stein’s playful descriptions throughout the fantastical narrative of Bear and Dragon Cat. While this book doesn’t give any pretense of being a professionally produced children’s book, the childlike artwork and sheer ridiculousness of the storyline are highly approachable for young children. And the interactive nature of this book turns it from a simple story with unrefined black and white illustrations into a fun project that may provide young ones with hours of amusement. If you’re looking for an activity that your children can enjoy on a rainy day, look no further than Bear and Dragon Cat.
