I Met a Bear

I Met a Bear
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

This is a song book of the well known "I Met a Bear" song. This was one of my favorite summer camp songs of my youth. Cute illustrations picture a bear, but when you lift a flap the picture shows a boy with his stuffed animals, acting out the story.

The book changes the original lyrics to the song, eliminating the original lyric that refers to a gun. Instead of "I see you ain't, got any gun," the lyrics in this book say "'cause if you don't, you'll soon be done." So, now this story makes no reference to weapons that might make some teachers or parents uncomfortable.

I love the imaginative illustrations, depicting the little boy climbing up his bunk bed "tree."

The back cover of the book has the sheet music to the tune, so anyone can sing along.