Sandbear - Softcover

J Jones,S Roddie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074756115X ISBN 13: 9780747561156

Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLc,, 2003

Synopsis

Sandbear is a touching story about a hare who hastily builds a new friend out of sand while playing at the beach. But in a moment of laziness, Hare gives Sandbear a single grass arm, a tiny pinhole mouth, and short stubby legs. Sandbear, however, has the heart of a true friend. When Hare falls into a hole, Sandbear pours himself into fill the hole to rescue Hare. An appreciative Hare rebuilds Sandbear, but this time with all the right Bear-y parts. Sandbear is as sunny as a day at the beach and as fresh as a sea breeze.

About this title

About the Author

Shen Roddie has written many wonderful books for children including our own PLEASE DON'T CHAT TO THE BUS DRIVER and WHOEVER'S HEARD OF A HIBERNATING PIG. She lives in Oxford. This is Jenny's first picture book for Bloomsbury. Jenny splits her time between fine art and illustration and she lives in Montgomery, Wales.

From Publishers Weekly

Out in the dunes, a wild wind blew and the sands shivered. It made quivery sand waves and puffy little sandhills. With this lilting beginning, Roddie (Too Close Friends) launches a magical tale about imagination, creativity and responsibility. The mounds of shifting sand inspire Hare, a towering, dapper fellow in a red vest and floppy hat, to sculpt a bear. But the harried Hare doesn't take great pains with his art unlike Welsh artist Jones, whose golden-hued, finely textured acrylic paintings exude a meticulous sense of craftsmanship. I'd love to make you handsomer but it's hard work and I don't have all day, Hare says to his creation. He tosses sand about to fashion an approximation of an ursine body, pokes in a single strand of sandgrass for an arm and slaps on a piece of driftwood for the nose. Hare abandons the sand sculpture without another thought, but Sandbear shivers to life an eager-to-please gentle giant. When Sandbear proves he's willing to sacrifice himself to save his creator, Hare realizes there's more to what he's made than a moment's diversion. Jones depicts a tearful Hare devotedly recrafting Sandbear with the substantial features of a hero. A lovely, understated joy radiates from the final scene, in which the rejuvenated Sandbear piggybacks Hare into the woods for a picnic the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Ages 4-up.
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Edition details

• Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLc,
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074756115X
• ISBN 13: 9780747561156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1