Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Subject
Animals
Autumn
Bears
Sneezing
Winds

That befuddled bear who couldn't understand when Old Man Winter was telling him to go to sleep in Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! returns in this autumnal adventure. This time convinced that his sneezes are leading to all kinds of catastrophes, from the leaves falling to the geese flying south, our ursine hero refuses to believe the wind's protestations that she is the one responsible. Finally, losing her patience, the wind shows Bear her power...

The second of three picture-books about Bear from author Maureen Wright and illustrator Will Hillenbrand, Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! is actually the third I have read, as I picked them up out of order. Like the others, the text here is in rhyme, and the story features a humorous misunderstanding on Bear's part. I think the artwork here was my favorite, of the three books, as it captures the beauty of the autumnal colors quite nicely. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for rhyming stories about autumn. ( )

Whenever the wind blows, it makes causes items to fall or fly away. Big Bear sneezes every time one of these events happen, and the wind must convince him that it is not his sneeze that is causing these events.
Realistic setting, events due to wind, unrealistic in that the wind and bear speak.