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Wonder Lab picture book

The Sleepy Black Bear

A read aloud picture book for kids ages 6 to 10 (1st to 5th Grade). Tap Read it to me and Buzzby the bee reads each page out loud, so early readers can follow along with the words.

A Buzzby StorybookThe Sleepy Black Bear

Ages 6 to 10 1st to 5th Grade 10 pages Read aloud

The first pages

In a forest in British Columbia, a black bear named Willow was very busy. All autumn long, she ate berries, nuts, grasses and insects from morning until night.

"Why are you eating so much?" asked Buzzby the bee. "I am getting ready for winter," said Willow. "Soon there will be no food to find, so I store fat in my body."

What happens next? The rest of the story, every painted page and Buzzby's narration open with a free account.

Talk time questions

  • Why did Willow eat so much in the autumn?
  • What happened inside the den in the middle of winter?
  • What would you do to get ready for a long winter?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for kids from ABIEdu Kids. Our 510 original picture books are sorted by grade and read aloud by Buzzby the bee. The Free plan opens 5 selected books with no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month, which opens every book.