Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You S..., Bill Martin, Jr.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You S..., Bill Martin, Jr.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Author: Bill Martin, Jr.

Narrator: Gwyneth Paltrow

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2009


Synopsis

With more than 7 million copies in print in various formats and languages, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Is one of the most treasured children's books of all time.

The narration, provided by Academy Award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, comes from a Grammy-nominated recording, which is sure to bring warmth and humor to children and parents alike.
A special bonus Spanish-language track is included.

About Bill Martin, Jr.

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?; Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children’s books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

About Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Shakespeare in Love. Appearing in countless films that span many different genres, Gwyneth is versatile in her craft. Her many credits include Country Strong, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Running with Scissors, Infamous, Sylvia, Shallow Hal, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors, and Emma. Gwyneth has read several children's audiobooks by Bill Martin for Macmillan audio, including the Grammy-nominated Brown Bear & Friends


Reviews

Goodreads review by Igolder on July 31, 2013

Subtexts: perspective, surveillance, paranoia! I had to read this aloud maybe a hundred nights in a row before I noticed what the text was plainly saying: everyone thinks they are being watched! And ironically, they are the ones doing the watching! From the titular brown bear who is certain that the......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on January 19, 2008

Many people may not like this book or think it is too simple a book, not really a story. I think this is a great book. My children love it. It is a perfect book for young children who are just starting to learn letters, their sounds, and words. It is also a great book for those children who may not......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 18, 2025

Yeah I’m adding this to my reading challenge for this year because I’ve read this book at least 200 times. I have a 13 month old who can’t go 30 minutes without being told the tall tale of a brown bear and his friends in a classroom of children. I could recite this in my sleep. He had a whole birthd......more

Goodreads review by Ronyell on April 30, 2017

I have been an avid fan of Eric Carle’s works, especially of his well-known children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and one of the books that Eric Carle had worked on that I did not get the chance to read when I was little was “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” which was also written b......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on March 03, 2018

My children loved this book when they where small. A firm favourite on my bookshelf.......more


Quotes

“The contemporary classic . . . perfect for sharing with a group of preschoolers.” —The Horn Book Guide

“A picture book full of rhyme and repetition that will appeal to preschoolers. Carle's large collages bursting with color are perfect for the text.” —Booklist