We acquired Good Night, Little Bear by Patsy Scarry from some friends whose children had outgrown it. I had never heard of it before, but it is a really cute book. It is time for Little Bear to go to bed. He rides on Father Bear's shoulders into bed, but he doesn't climb down. Father Bear pretends to wake up from a dream and begins to look for Little Bear everywhere. Under the pillow. Under the blanket. Under the kitchen stove. Outside. In the woodbox. On the china shelf. Then, he steps in front of the mirror and "discovers" Little Bear on his shoulders! No longer lost, Little Bear enjoys a piece of chocolate cake, my kind of Bear, before Father Bear tucks him into bed. Little Bear asks, "Did I really fool you, Daddy?" This is such a cute story. We always get a chuckle out of it. I think much of this book's appeal to our children has to do with their own fascination with hiding from Daddy. As soon as they hear him open the garage door to put his bike away, they shout, "Quick, quick, time to hide. Mama, tell Daddy you don't know where we are." Then, they go to their "usual" hiding places and wait for Daddy to find them. It will be a sad day when Maggie realizes she can actually just hide quietly instead of shouting, "I'm here, Daddy!"
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