Me and You by Anthony Browne

Browne, Anthony.  Me and You. 32 pg.  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.  $16.99.  Language- G, Sexual Content- G, Violence- G.   Brown retells this classic fairytale from two different points of view: one from a lost little girl, one from baby bear himself.  The little girl’s illustrations are done in sepia; baby bear’s illustrations are done in color.  Inside cover: “A small bear goes for a morning stroll in the park with is parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table.  Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost when she comes across a cozy yellow house with the door left invitingly open.  What will happen when bear meets girl?”  We loved this book.  We loved how two stories were happening at the same time and how the story came together when the three bears find the little girl asleep in baby bears bed.  It is beautifully written and illustrated.  ESSENTIAL: EL (K-3).  Reviewer:  SL