A Brave Bear

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However, i did pick it up and read it with one reception child and throughout she was happily pointing out and explaining elements of the illustrations to me.

A truly felicitous author/illustrator partnership if ever there was one and a picture book to be read over and over and. The 270gsm card is teamed with an FSC accredited envelope and sealed in a fully compostable PLA cornstarch cello wrap… just pop it in your food waste! The parent-child relation (attentive adult allowing the offspring to be a risk-taker) is beautifully portrayed both verbally and in Emily Hughes glowing, superbly textured scenes into which she places the shaggy-coated characters.The little ones in my family so loved SeanTaylor's earlier book about the owl who is a master of disguise, I bought this as soon as I could. her depiction of the father and son relationship brilliantly matches Sean Taylor's delightful story told from the little bear's point of view.

This is simply just one of those books to be shared with children and then a discussion at the end, or in between if it pops up! I can’t see it becoming a family heirloom, unlike many of the books we bought for our children long ago which are back in use again now (Shirley Hughes, Helen Oxenbury, the Ahlbergs, etc.When Dad Bear says, I think a pair of hot bears is probably the hottest thing in the world, Little Bear suggests that they go all the way to the river to cool down. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I love the front cover with the use of quite warming colours and the pencil lines that portray the bears in a friendly, cuddly way, rather than grisly and scary as they are sometimes perceived in other children’s books.

My 6yr old read this with ease, and said we'll save this when (our 3yr old niece) comes around mummy and I can read it to her.