THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH

THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Here is in Ohio, surrounding our county, we are seeing a major uptick in reported black bear sightings. Because of this, I had to dedicate some space to black bear picture books! I'm going to single out a book on this post, but then I'm going to follow it up with a post of much loved bear books!

THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH is not a new release. However, this humourous picture book is new to me.

Through a series of events involving berries, a black bear ends up finding himself in the mysterious forest of the big city. Replicating all of his favorite things in a slightly different way since he is in new surroundings, the bear finds his way through the steel structures of the "woods." Stumbling upon a park, he finds an open lunchbox on a bench with a delicious sandwich inside. He makes short work of the sandwich, and with the last bite in his mouth, realizes he's being watched by,,,,dogs. He skedaddles out of the park and makes his way back home leaving the dog to explain the happenings to its owner. However, the book ends in such a way that leaves the reader wondering was there ever really a bear, or did the dog have something to do with the disappearing sandwich? Your child can decide!