Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain

I loved almost any Berenstain Bear book when I was little. This book was one of the first one of the series I read. It is mainly a rhyming book but does have a great message. The book talks about He and She and how many things each can do. The book discusses how brother bear could be a father and sister bear could be a mother one day. I think kids would really respond to this because I'm sure in grades K-2 they've never thought that they could be parents too one day. The book then ryhmes for a couple pages about how he's and she's could fix a clock, build a house, paint a door or have a store. Another page says We climb ladders, we sew dresses, we make music, we make messes. I think this book is great for kids to read so they know that they can do anything and aren't limited by being a he or she. I would guess that K-2 would be the best ages for this book. The book keeps going for a couple pages about all the occupations you could be and the list gets longer and longer, it would be fun for kids to recite these with you and try and point out all the jobs on the page. Towards the end of the story, brother bear and sister bear think aloud what they think they could do/be one day. It would be exciting to ask kids what they would like to do one day or what they would like to try. Maybe asking kids to draw a picture of theselves grown up in their position/job would be a good assignment. At the very end of the book, the last few pages emphasize that "There's nothing that we cannot try. We can do all things you see, whether we are he OR she!" Letting kids know that they can do anything they want if they set their mind to it is really important espically at a young age while their imagination is still so creative.