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We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Walker story board books) (Board book)

by Michael Rosen (Author), Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
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Product details

  • Board book: 36 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New edition edition (22 Sep 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0744555728
  • ISBN-13: 978-0744555721
  • Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 696 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #2 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > O > Oxenbury, Helen
    #56 in  Books > Children's Books > Fiction

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When Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's family go on a bear hunt, they are full of the bravado and confidence that the knowledge of failure brings:
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Caves, mud, rivers, forest … whatever obstacles the family encounters, they overcome with reassuring ease. But when their quest is successful, they decide bear hunts are not to be repeated.

Chunkily manageable for little hands, repetition of the "We can't go over it. / We can't go under it. / Oh no! / We've got to go through it" kind, and frequent onomatopoeia ("Swishy Swashy … Splash Splosh … Hoooo Woooo") will maintain interest for even the youngest of listeners.

The only disappointment in this wipe-clean board book is that the colour story boards are alternated with less interesting black-and-white ones, but apart from that Helen Oxenbury keeps to her usual high standard of illustration and, combined with Michael Rosen's delightful tale, it's easy to see why We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a former winner of the Smarties Prize. (Ages 3 to 5.) - -Lucie Naylor



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Winner of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize and highly commended for the 1989 Kate Greenaway Medal, this picture book tells of a family going in search of a bear in a cave.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 11 Mar 2005
By Misty (London, England) - See all my reviews
My son is three and loved this book. The book has a lot of repitition in it, which younger children love. He almosts knows all the storey off by heart. The pictures are lovely also, adding something different with some pages being in pencil drawings.

Definatley worth the money.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, great illustrations, sturdy format, 15 Jul 2000
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One of the best books we've bought for our 18 month old child. We love the story and he loves the pictures.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For young children the text is joyously repititious., 1 Jul 1996
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This review is from: We'RE Going on a Bear Hunt (Hardcover)
This story is delightful for children to listen to and chime in with the reader. The family in the story starts out fearlessly to find a bear. After meeting many obstacles they change their opinion when they actually do meet a bear.
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