There, There - Hardcover

Beiser, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1770497528 ISBN 13: 9781770497528

Publisher: Tundra Books, 2017

Synopsis

For fans of Penguin Problems and A Birthday for Bear, the story of a whiny rabbit pushing a patient bear to the end of his tether and learning a lesson in looking on the bright side.

Do you ever feel like everything is terrible? Like nothing is ever right and you just want to hide under your pillow? Well Rabbit does, and he's not shy about sharing it. He whines, he complains, he moans, he grumps... until Bear has had enough and decides it's time for Rabbit to learn to appreciate what he has. Using nothing but the lowly common earthworm as an example, he teaches Rabbit a lesson about taking things for granted. Something the worm knows all about...

Written in charming verse and featuring a delightfully domestic bear and a very surly rabbit, There, There is a fantastic tongue-in-cheek riff on the idea that "it could be worse..."

About this title

About the Author

TIM BEISER was born on April Fools' Day in Los Angeles, California. After earning a degree in Economics at Rocky Mountain College in Montana, he moved to New York City where he spent sixteen years as a playwright and science fiction short-story writer. He is the author of Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog, Miss Mousie's Blind Date, both nominated for a Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary honor, and Little Chicken Duck. Tim is the proud dad of twins Rowan and Daniel, and he and his family split their time between Toronto, Canada, and Grignan, France. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario, and Grignan, France.

BILL SLAVIN has illustrated over one hundred books for children, including the acclaimed Stanley's Party by Linda Bailey, It's a Snap! George Eastman's First Photograph by Monica Kulling and Little Chicken Duck by Tim Beiser. He is also the author and illustrator of Who Broke the Teapot!? and the Elephants Never Forget series. Among his many honors, he has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Bill lives near Millbrook, Ontario.Bill Slavin lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—Hare loudly makes his displeasure and boredom known to his large friend Bear with fits of temper and repeated complaints (framed in rhyming verse) during a rainy summer afternoon. He's trapped inside with a leaking roof, he can't enjoy "games and picnics in the sun," and, worst of all, the carrots are moldy. "There, there," commiserates busy Bear. He makes every attempt to calm his friend with a chess match, muffins, and tea, but when all else fails, Bear finally loses patience and drags his friend outside to prove a point: it's far better to count blessings than complain, for "if you think your life is grim, just be glad that you're not [a worm]." In this cautionary tale for young whiners in training, cartoonish acrylic illustrations use varied perspectives to depict the details of the pair's warm, cozy den; an unrelenting pelting rain across thickly textured backgrounds; and a range of emotions for both Bear and Hare. Expressions of kindly concern, anger, pain, and frustration pass across faces as Hare vents without stop and Bear repeatedly tries to console him. VERDICT A possible addition to social emotional learning collections, this selection effortlessly delivers a view of acceptable and unacceptable behavior; a humorous option for most libraries.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX

Edition details

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770497528
• ISBN 13: 9781770497528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Slavin Bill
• Number of pages: 24