Bear and bunny
Daniel Manus Pinkwater
- Reading
- Read at an easy conversational pace, giving space to talk about what caring for a pet means. Invite predictions as the friends consider their options, then check what they actually decide.
- Themes
- Thinking about pets: Bunny asks about having a pet and explains that it is an animal to care for and feed. The friends consider possible choices. The pet question is used to introduce basic ideas about caring for an animal within a light story.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a brief search for a pet, with a pinecone and caterpillar considered as possibilities. The caterpillar is described as potentially not much fun.