About the Author:
JANE GODWIN is the author of many award-winning stories for young people, including her bestselling picture books with Anna Walker, What Do You Wish For?, Starting School, Today We Have No Plans, All Through the Year and Little Cat and the Big Red Bus. Jane and Andrew Joyner have also collaborated on another delightful picture book, How Big Is Too Small?MICHAEL WAGNER has written many books for children, including the Maxx Rumble series, the Undys series and the picture book Why I Love Footy. He has also worked as a radio broadcaster with the ABC, written and produced award- winning animation for TV, and written and performed music and comedy.ANDREW JOYNER is an internationally published illustrator and author. His popular books include The Terrible Plop and Too Many Elephants in This House with Ursula Dubosarsky, the Boris series, and The Swap by Jan Ormerod (a CBCA Book of the Year).
Review:
Joyner renders Bear in a broad cartoon style that may bring to mind Yogi Bear with a stronger moral character. Indeed, Bear is a great role model, proving—without preaching—that industriousness, grit, and ingenuity offer manifold rewards.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Joyner's ink drawings with digital color are appealing in their humorous depictions of the industrious, jovial protagonist bear...
—Kirkus Reviews
A great read-aloud for maker or friendship storytimes. As each item in the den leads to another, kids will enjoy guessing what’s next based on the text and illustrations. Sure to be a popular selection.
—School Library journal
Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner tell a simple, funny story about homemaking...Is there anything Bear has overlooked? Well, of course there is, and children ages 2-5 will enjoy shouting out the answer in this rustic read-aloud.”
—The Wall Street Journal
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