- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books; New edition edition (22 Sep 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333631986
- ISBN-13: 978-0333631980
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 20.3 x 0.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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- #28 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > M > Murphy, Jill
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This Big Book edition of Jill Murphy's classic picture book is ideal for sharing with groups of children.
It's late at night and Mr Bear is desperately trying to sleep--but Mrs Bear snores so he tries Baby Bear's room, but Baby Bear is pretending to be an aeroplane so there's no peace there. Room by room Mr Bear goes through the house trying to find somewhere to sleep.
Bright colourful pictures accompany the simple, repetitive text of this delightful storybook. Children will delight in all the wonderful sound effects and Mr Bear's reaction--"TICK-TOCK...went the living room clock...TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK. CUCKOO! CUCKOO! "Oh NO!" said Mr Bear, "I can't stand THIS." So he went off to sleep in the kitchen." And parents will have plenty of empathy for poor Mr Bear's predicament. (Ages 3 and over)
A Big Book edition of this story is also available.
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Mr Bear is tired and goes to bed - but can he get to sleep? "Snore, snore" went Mrs Bear, "Tick-tock, tick-tock" went the clock. Mr Bear desperately tries to get some sleep, around the house, in the garden and even in the car. This new edition contains two new pieces of artwork.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Poor Mr Bear is having trouble getting to sleep, which may strike a chord with some!
From the back cover:-
'The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired.
But he could not sleep - however he tried and whatever he tried.
Snore, Snore went Mrs Bear.
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock went the clock.
Would he never get to sleep?
For this new edition of her picture book classic,
Jill Murphy has carefully restored all the artwork.'
Beautifully written and illustrated with Jill Murphy's characteristic warmth and subtle humour!
The second book, featuring Mrs Bear and Baby Bear, is 'Whatever Next!', which has also become a picture book classic.'
24 shiny high quality pages in the popular 2-page spread format.
Clear text is on the left hand page with the main pictures on the right hand page, so suitably predictable for the younger reader who is eager to turn the page!
Wonderfully illustrated throughout, from the cover illustration with Mrs Bear in her hairnet, this book is further enhanced by meaningful facial expressions! The black and white drawings further add to this delightful book!
Example of text:-
'The hour was late.
Mr Bear was tried
Mrs Bear was tired
and
Baby Bear was tired....
...so they all went to bed.
Mrs Bear fell asleep.
Mr Bear didn't.
Mrs Bear began to snore.
"SNORE," went Mrs Bear.
"SNORE, SNORE, SNORE."
"Oh NO!" said Mr Bear,
"I can't stand THIS."
So he got up and went to
sleep in Baby Bear's room......'
But it is too noisy in there, too......so poor Mr Bear puts on his dressing gown, takes his pillow and goes here and there, on what proves to be rather a long mission to find somewhere peaceful to sleep......
From the back cover:-
'The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired.
But he could not sleep - however he tried and whatever he tried.
Snore, Snore went Mrs Bear.
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock went the clock.
Would he never get to sleep?
For this new edition of her picture book classic,
Jill Murphy has carefully restored all the artwork.'
Beautifully written and illustrated with Jill Murphy's characteristic warmth and subtle humour!
The second book, featuring Mrs Bear and Baby Bear, is 'Whatever Next!', which has also become a picture book classic.'
24 shiny high quality pages in the popular 2-page spread format.
Clear text is on the left hand page with the main pictures on the right hand page, so suitably predictable for the younger reader who is eager to turn the page!
Wonderfully illustrated throughout, from the cover illustration with Mrs Bear in her hairnet, this book is further enhanced by meaningful facial expressions! The black and white drawings further add to this delightful book!
Example of text:-
'The hour was late.
Mr Bear was tried
Mrs Bear was tired
and
Baby Bear was tired....
...so they all went to bed.
Mrs Bear fell asleep.
Mr Bear didn't.
Mrs Bear began to snore.
"SNORE," went Mrs Bear.
"SNORE, SNORE, SNORE."
"Oh NO!" said Mr Bear,
"I can't stand THIS."
So he got up and went to
sleep in Baby Bear's room......'
But it is too noisy in there, too......so poor Mr Bear puts on his dressing gown, takes his pillow and goes here and there, on what proves to be rather a long mission to find somewhere peaceful to sleep......
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a firm favourite bedtime story book in our house. It is about Mr Bear's constant attempts to find enough peace to get a good night's sleep and the noises in each area of the home. It has great humour for pre-school children.
The illustrations are appealing, friendly and hold enough detail to enjoy and see new things. without being too cluttered or busy.
It is a perfect length for a bedtime story and is ideal for pre-school children for when they first start being read proper stories and then through until I don't know when, because we haven't reached that time yet having owned the book for almost two years now and it still gets read frequently.
My little one loves to join in the noises that happen in the book, from "tick-tock" to the noise of pretending to be an aeroplane.
It is also a lovely book as a parent to read out loud.
My daughter appeared able to recite before her ability to speak was developed/very clear at 2 and a bit years old, which was a great help on a trip to hospital when we forgot the book, as we could remember the whole story and say it together and adapt it for the noises in the hospital. I was unsure at first with Mr Bear's catchphrase "Oh no...I can't stand this" as being an appropriate phrase for my daughter to learn, but she only seemed to use it within the context of the story or if we joked about something referring back to Mr Bear's reaction to noises he didn't like, it didn't enter her regular language/expression.
And as every good bedtime story book should, it ends up with Mr Bear in bed (even if it is morning), cue sleep!
The illustrations are appealing, friendly and hold enough detail to enjoy and see new things. without being too cluttered or busy.
It is a perfect length for a bedtime story and is ideal for pre-school children for when they first start being read proper stories and then through until I don't know when, because we haven't reached that time yet having owned the book for almost two years now and it still gets read frequently.
My little one loves to join in the noises that happen in the book, from "tick-tock" to the noise of pretending to be an aeroplane.
It is also a lovely book as a parent to read out loud.
My daughter appeared able to recite before her ability to speak was developed/very clear at 2 and a bit years old, which was a great help on a trip to hospital when we forgot the book, as we could remember the whole story and say it together and adapt it for the noises in the hospital. I was unsure at first with Mr Bear's catchphrase "Oh no...I can't stand this" as being an appropriate phrase for my daughter to learn, but she only seemed to use it within the context of the story or if we joked about something referring back to Mr Bear's reaction to noises he didn't like, it didn't enter her regular language/expression.
And as every good bedtime story book should, it ends up with Mr Bear in bed (even if it is morning), cue sleep!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of my favourite children's books ever.
It is set in the home so the scene is familiar for the reader/listener to identify with the setting. As Mr Bear, who cannot sleep, goes from room to room trying to find a place to sleep, each setting is brought to life from the dripping tap to the ticking clock and young listeners will really engage with it. Plenty of repetition of `Oh NO, I can't stand this!' has my son ready to turn the page. He even holds the book himself and flicks to the page and identifies the noises associated with each room; he even learnt 'Cuckoo!' when he sees the clock on the wall at his Grandmother's, from this book. Great for vocabulary, the formula is so simple and so effective. I love it.
It is set in the home so the scene is familiar for the reader/listener to identify with the setting. As Mr Bear, who cannot sleep, goes from room to room trying to find a place to sleep, each setting is brought to life from the dripping tap to the ticking clock and young listeners will really engage with it. Plenty of repetition of `Oh NO, I can't stand this!' has my son ready to turn the page. He even holds the book himself and flicks to the page and identifies the noises associated with each room; he even learnt 'Cuckoo!' when he sees the clock on the wall at his Grandmother's, from this book. Great for vocabulary, the formula is so simple and so effective. I love it.
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If you like putting on voices and making sound effects this is such a great story! Kids are fascinated by a dad who can't sleep!! Very funny too.
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