Is the Brown Bear the Only One Who Sees?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Written by Bill Martin Jr.
Illustrated by Eric Carle
Published by Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 0805047905

Brown Bear, Brown Bear.. is visually centered book. It starts with one animal- the brown bear- and he sees and then the cycle continues. It utilizes repetition as a main tool in its story-telling.

I remember this being one of my favorite books as a child. I loved the sing-song repetition pattern throughout the story. Looking at it now I see that it is a very simple tool to teach children memorization, especially since at the end of the book the children recite each animal and their specific color and remember to include seeing the teacher.