The art in this book is super cute! I found the message a little confusing. I don't need my books to have messages, but this one felt like it had one! Love the rabbit's grumpy face though.

It’s a rainy day and Hare is unhappy. Bear gets annoyed by Hare’s complaints and drags him out to see that there are animals who have it worse.

I did not like the message of this book at all. Yes, being grateful for what you have is important. But it is not healthy to teach a child that their feelings “don’t matter” because someone else has it worse or because their feelings are inconveniencing someone else. It is much healthier to teach them that they are not bad for having feelings. Bear was a pretty fair-weather friend and he wasn’t very nice to Worm, either. I give this book a pass.

Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.

This was a great book. I forgot to put in a review but I did really like it. I"m clearing off my old shelf to start fresh on Net Galley.

RATING: 4 STARS
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
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A grumpy Hare, and a understanding friend, Bear, what could be cuter? As Hare complains about everything, Bear tries to show him what he should be grateful for. I love the illustrations but the story is just okay.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley.
I especially enjoy historical fiction set during WWII This book did not disappoint. There were several twists in the plot that I wasn’t expecting.
I am looking forward to the next book by this author.

Have you read this yet? If not, there, there, it will be ok. This book is funny and adorable. I can seriously relate bear some days. I love the message and the artwork. A great read for children and probably most adults out there too.

There, There, written by Dan Beiser and illustrated by Bill Slavin, has a rainy day setting, which is appropriate for the weather we’ve been having recently. The illustrations are cute and will keep children entertained while the text is read aloud, or it’s a perfect tale for independent readers to enjoy on their own. The story is written in rhyme and it’s done well, though occasionally feels a bit drawn out as the sentence must end in rhyme. The message is appropriate, and should give children something to think about. The ending is sure to bring a smile to the face of both children and adults.

There, There is a gorgeously illustrated picture book with this simple message: appreciate what you have, especially kind friends. Hare throws a seemingly endless hissy fit about having his day ruined because of the rain. His friend, Bear, offers sympathy (there, there) until he can take it no more. Bear drags Hare outside, digs up a worm, and tells him that life could be worse, just look at poor Earthworm. Hare learns to be grateful and sees the day from a new perspective. After expressing his hurt feelings at being insulted and roughed-up, Earthworm is comforted by his "friend" which is really his own back end.

Parents who want to talk with their children about gratefulness will find There, There an excellent opening to that conversation. The only drawback of this book is that Bear uses someone else to say, "At least you don't have it as bad as this guy." Bear seems like the kind of character who would apologize to Earthworm.

Hare is sick of being stuck inside on a rainy day and complains about everything! Bear attempts to be empathetic but his patience finally wears thin. So Bear drags Hare outside and teaches him a valuable lesson about being grateful with what you have..with a hilarious twist :-) I think every child has been Hare at some point, and hopefully young readers can take a look around and appreciate all they have. The illustrations were colorful and bit funny looking and full of fun details.

Let’s just say you are looking for a picture book that children will enjoy and the adult who reads aloud will not be sick of after the thirty- fifth reading. I have such a book for you – There, There, written by Tim Bieser and cleverly illustrated by Bill Slavin.

Hare whines and paces, sick to death of all the rain. Other problems ensue. His friend Bear, in an effort to cheer him up, keeps repeating, “There, there.” As you might imagine, Hare fails to be comforted.

Eventually, Bear gets enough and drags Hare outdoors to teach him a lesson. He shows him the blind earthworm whose only friend is his other end. Hare gets the message that life could be much worse, and they return inside.

The “lesson” loses its moralizing character as the earthworm, left in his own habitat, reacts to being used in such a fashion. The tongue-in cheek ending will delight the adult as well as the child.

'There, There' by Tim Beiser with illustrations by Bill Slavin is a picture book about a fretting bunny and his patient friend Bear.

Hare is at Bear's house to play, and they had planned to play outside, but it is raining. Hare is bored and complaining. Bear is sympathetic. Hare continues to complain, while Bear bakes and offers more sympathy. This continues until Bear's patience is stretched thin, then an object lesson is in order to show Hare that things could be worse. Will Hare learn to be grateful?

I liked the illustrations in this book. The coloring is earth toned, and there are interesting textures painted onto the pages. Hare is funny in an over-dramatic way. Bear is patient, but his patience is not endless. I like the lesson of being happy with what you've got. Young children would enjoy this silly read aloud book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Tundra Books, Penguin Random House Canada, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

It's rainy outside and Rabbit has a case of the grumps. Bear is trying to cheer him up but isn't having much luck. At least, until he drags Rabbit outside and shows him the life of a worm.
The verse this is written in is a little hard to follow. And I didn't love this story. But the illustrations are fun and it's a cute book..

Three stars
This book come out June 6

The illustrations are amazing, but I didn't enjoy the story. The first part was funny, with Hare complaining about the rain, the food, and everything, but I hate when Bear uses a worm to show Hare what a good life he has, and how it could be worse, like the way a worm lives is worse. Why putting the worm down this way? It is a worm after all, and lives like worms live. I found that sad, and not a positive message.

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I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.
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This book is about a hare who has to stay inside because it is raining outside. He spends so much time complaining about being inside that he isn't even trying to do fun things with Bear. Finally Bear becomes fed up and shows Hare that he doesn't have it worse off than most other people/animals.
This is a good book to read with a child that is always complaining about things. Instead of throwing yourself a pity party you should try and make the best of a situation. This book will teach a child to be more grateful for what you have. Other people are going through worse things than you are at the moment. I enjoyed the rhyming and the illustrations.


3/5 ⭐

There was a cuteness about this book that had me wanting to read it right away. My daughter sat down and we both wholeheartedly wanted to love it, but it wasn't a win for either of us. It was a story with good meaning and the characters were of course very cute. And when it starts on a rainy day, that is always a plus.

As I read on, I could tell it was going to be about much more than having a fun day, that of a hare who complains about everything. We both enjoyed the first few pages and the illustrations that were added to the text, but as it went on it felt a little much. My daughter loves books of all kinds and is usually really good about participating and wanting to reach the end. This was one of those that she found wanting to walk away half way through.

There is a good story here, about enjoying all the great things that are around us, and not always being a downer about everything. We got right behind that and my daughter got it right away, but it moved on longer than I felt she was willing to hear after arriving to the same conclusion much quicker than the ending. The repetitiveness in this book didn't really work for her or me, but not because it isn't good, we just aren't very fond of the continuous rhyming parts.

I did love the meaning behind this story, as well as the illustrations. I know that it would be a great lesson book for many and the added part with the worm gave it an extra nice touch to all of it. I kind of wished the worm was in more in the book, but I understand it was about hare and his lack of happy feels. I will add, bear is such a great friend to have heard out hare all that time and had all that patience with him, good thing hare understood his wrongs at the end.

***I received this copy from Tundra Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.***

What a clever, witty story. Nobody likes to be stuck inside especially Hare. Bear has it up to here with his friends' gloomy mood. Bear has a great idea to show Hare that he has more than he knows. We all can be gloomy gusses and need a friend like bear!!!

There, There by Tim Beiser is a picture book currently scheduled for release on June 6 2017. Do you ever feel like everything is terrible? Like nothing is ever right and you just want to hide under your pillow? Well Rabbit does, and he's not shy about sharing it. He whines, he complains, he moans, he grumps... until Bear has had enough and decides it's time for Rabbit to learn to appreciate what he has. Using nothing but the lowly common earthworm as an example, he teaches Rabbit a lesson about taking things for granted. Something the worm knows all about.

There, There is a picturebook intending to ease the complaining and whining that many partake in. I think the message is presented well and the art is nice, but it just never blew me away. I think many people resort to complaining about anything and everything that is not to their liking. I will admit to being guilty on occasion myself. The majority of the book is Rabbit complaining about everything and Bear brushing off the complaints until he shows Rabbit how much worse of Worm has it than him. I found the notion of what felt like putting down Worm or his lifestyle a little unsettling. I think the lesson would have been better served by pointing out the good things about Rabbit and his life rather than looking down on Worm's. When I first read it it irked me, but I find that the more I think about it the more unhappy I am with it.

Rabbit complains, moans, groans and is "woe is me" over and over again. Poor bear keeps responding" there, there" until he's had enough!

Tundra Books and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published June 6th.

The illustrations in this book are awesome. I love how crabby the rabbit is and how bear tries to ignore the complaining. It's like living with my little brother at home.

When bear gets fed up, he drags rabbit out in the rain to a mudpuddle and shows him a worm. He talks about a worms life and how he doesn't even know his end is there; if he sees it, he thinks it's another worm. Rabbit finally admits life isn't so bad for him and they go back inside. The best line in the story is when the worm meets itself coming and going and one end complains and the other says: "There, there."

This was an adorable book. I live in the Pacific Northwest and it rains a lot here. My boys are always complaining about how they never get to go out and play, and how board they are. I read this book to my three year old and he really enjoyed it. He loved the pictures and he said the bear was his favorite. The ending was funny and we both had a good laugh. Great read!