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This is the Bear by Sarah Hughes and Helen Craig
Illustrated by Helen Craig
32 Pages
Children’s Stories
Walker Books
Age range: 1.5+ years
This is the Bear is a book my Mum bought for Logan when he was younger and one Aria is really enjoying at the moment. It’s a lovely story about a bear who goes on a bit of an adventure. Although the adventure is not your typical type of day out, it’s all very tongue-in-cheek much to the delight of my children.
The bear and a very cheeky dog steal the show as their antics lead them to a place that no toy or bear would every normally want to go. But you see with the eyes of fun and mischief everywhere can be an adventure.
The story has a fabulous rhyming cadence, which I really enjoy when reading books to children. I think it’s just more fun to read books that rhyme and I know it is good for language development too. As well as the main story itself, the book also has little fun speech bubbles adding light hearted anecdotes to the story as it progresses. The illustrations are also cute and traditional.
Verdict:
This is the Bear is a really fun little story that both of my children have enjoyed, a dog, a bear and a little day trip, all with a positive spin.
Rating: 4/5
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This looks a great book. I like the illustration style. Looks perfect for little ones
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My boys would have loved this when they were younger x #KLTR
Sounds like a fun story! I’ll keep a look out for it #KLTR
I love books that rhyme too.
Fab review and such a lovely little book.
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Awww this book reminds me of those I grew up reading. #KLTR
Aww look how cute she is with her book. Adorable and that books sounds fab. It seems familiar xx
I do love books that rhyme and the kids do too. I also love it when a much loved story gets passed down the family.
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We have the set of these books and they were a big hit with the boys. We also have the audio CD. Thank you for hosting #KLTR
This does sound like a super cute book Laura. It looks fun to read, the illustrations look fantastic and I like that there is not too many words per page. Just how I like it.