Matt+D

=__**Introduction - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.**__=

__**Context**__
===__Who is the author and what other works have they created?__=== ====Audrey and Don wood are the Authors of the Story Book while Don also does the illustrations for it. they are a Couple who work together on most of their story books together. they tend to write more educational picture books targeting toddlers and young readers who are just starting to understand things such as the Alphabet. Some of their other works include "Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear, which is quite similar to my chosen book, a series on how to learn the alphabet and many, many more.====

__Why did you choose this book and what does it mean to you?__
====I choose this book because as a young child, i found this to be my favourite read. i really enjoy it and i think of it as one of my fondest childhood memories. it is important to me because it was one of the main factors of me learning how to share things with others and i found myself bringing this to playgroup and reading time where the teacher read it aloud to the class.====

=__**Conclusion**__=

__What are the messages or meanings in the book?__
====The big meaning of this book, to me especially is the idea of sharing. "If you have it all for yourself, the big bad bear will have a chance to take it away from you so why don't you give half of it to someone else and have it before he can take it." it helps teach young children on how sharing is an important value to learn and that it will affect many things great and small in their lives.====

__What are the visual and language features and how do they work to create meaning?__
====the visual features include the detail and comical nature of the mouse and how the strawberry is hidden. majority of the meaning comes from the imagery depicted in the story. The language used is extremely important and is key to how people view the mouse and his little problem. not having the mouse or anyone in the story actually talk makes us feel as the narrator we are controlling how the story is going. Creating the idea of a 'Big Hungry Bear' gives the everyone the idea that the mouse will do something drastic to hide it but there ends up being the most simple of answers. Not showing an image of the 'big Hungry Bear' lets our imagination run wild with the descriptions given by the narrator to the little mouse.====