Book Thoughts: The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh)

• a boy makes an exciting journey over a mountain on an errand for his mother
• quaint, simple and memorable
• a pinch of suspense okay for young readers/listeners
• clean language

Type: beginner chapter book
Ages: 5+ (readers), 3+ (listeners)
Author: Alice Dalgliesh

If you like reading book lists like I do (heh), you’ve probably seen this title before! By the way, it’s more like a longer picture book with “chapters” but it can also be a great first chapter book if there’s a child who’d be encouraged by a “chapter book” accomplishment!

It also makes a great read-aloud–especially with the fun repetition of a couple phrases which build the suspense.

This was based on a true story in Pennsylvania, with a few embellishments.