Awards
- Commended for NAPPA Gold Awards (Picture Book) 2014
Overview
Four animal friends try to cheer up a very cranky bear in this delightful rhyming read aloud from bestselling picture book creator Nick Bland. The first book in the popular Very Cranky Bear series! When Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, they discover a bear is already there! Bear roars loudly, but the animals don't understanding why Bear is so cranky! They each come up with ways to cheer Bear up. Moose finds antlers for him, Lion gives him a mane, and Zebra paints on stripes. Is there anything the four well-meaning friends can do to help Bear sleep? Acclaimed creator Nick Bland's expressive, adorable illustrations complement delightful, rhyming, read-aloud text in this lesson about the importance of sharing with others. Readers will be delighted by the first book in the bestselling Very Cranky Bear series.
Full Product Details
Author: Nick Bland ,
Nick Bland
Publisher: Scholastic US
Imprint: Orchard Books
Dimensions:
Width: 23.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.10cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9780545612692
ISBN 10: 0545612691
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 29 July 2014
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
I LOST MY KISSES (by Trudie Trewin and illustrated by Nick Bland)The delightful gouache and graphite-pencil illustrations, set against wide, white backgrounds, have both humor and heft. --BOOKLISTBland's mainly pencil illustrations are livened up with splashes of subtle watercolors. The abundant white space and style of drawing are reminiscent of Ian Falconer's OLIVIA and just as endearing. The attention to detail and facial expressions are exceptional. --CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
I LOST MY KISSES (by Trudie Trewin and illustrated by Nick Bland) The delightful gouache and graphite-pencil illustrations, set against wide, white backgrounds, have both humor and heft. --BOOKLIST Bland's mainly pencil illustrations are livened up with splashes of subtle watercolors. The abundant white space and style of drawing are reminiscent of Ian Falconer's OLIVIA and just as endearing. The attention to detail and facial expressions are exceptional. --CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Author Information
NICK BLAND always wanted to be a writer and a cartoonist, but it wasn't until he started working in a bookstore and rediscovered children's literature that he found a way to channel this ambition. He is the author of The Runaway Hug and The Magnificent Tree and author and illustrator of The Fabulous Friend Machine, King Pig, Monster Chef, A Monster Wrote Me a Letter, Some Dads, Some Mums, Twinkle, The Unscary Book and the Cranky Bear picture books. Nick lives in the jungle near Darwin, Australia.
