This Is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl - Softcover

Sarah Hayes

3.5

38 ratings by Goodreads

9780744598124: This Is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0744598125 ISBN 13: 9780744598124

Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks, 2003

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The boy, the bear and the dog are the best of friends. In This Is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch, the boy prepares a picnic and leaves the bear in charge of it while he goes to find his shoes and socks. But guess who runs off with it while he's away? In This is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl, the boy and the bear are sharing an ice cream together in a cafe, but when a little girl takes a fancy to the bear and snatches him, the dog and the boy have to act fast! These delightful picture books are two of four in an early reader series that has been a huge success in the trade, schools and libraries.

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About the Author:

Sarah Hayes is the author of many books for children, including two more stories about the boy and his bear: This Is the Bear and This Is the Bear and the Scary Night as well as Mary, Mary, all illustrated by Helen Craig; The Grumpalump; Happy Christmas, Gemma (shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize); and Eat Up, Gemma. Sarah Hayes is married with three children and lives in Thame, Oxfordshire. Helen Craig is a widely acclaimed illustrator of books for children, whose work includes The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize); Rosie's Visitors; and the hugely popular stories about Angelina Ballerina, now on TV.

From Booklist:

Ages 3^-5. This appealing picture book from Hayes and Craig's This Is the Bear series shows the boy and the bear visiting a restaurant for dessert, while their trusty dog watches them through the window. When the dog trips a rotund lady as she enters the restaurant, he sets off a series of calamities. In the commotion, a little girl who fancies the bear snatches him up and runs down the street, but the dog comes to his rescue. The illustrations, ink drawings with delicate watercolor washes, make the most of the visual humor and narrative charm. The simple, large-type text makes this an accessible book for beginning readers, though the read-to-me crowd will also find it an entertaining choice. Carolyn Phelan

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