We're Going on a Bear Hunt :The bestselling classic in a super-sturdy board book for babies and toddlers - We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt :The bestselling classic in a super-sturdy board book for babies and toddlers - We're Going on a Bear Hunt
board book
Published:
1 October, 2015
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Description
For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury in a large board book edition.
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!
Prizes
Winner of Mumsnet Best Award 2011 (UK),Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize 1989 (UK),Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 1989 (UK),Short-listed for Kurt Maschler Award 1989 (UK),Short-listed for West Sussex Children’s Favourite Picture Book Award 2008 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781406363074 |
| ISBN10 | 1406363073 |
| Number Of Pages | 36 |
| Item Weight | 320 g |
| Product Dimensions | 160 x 178 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format | board book |
Media Reviews
For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud in an enlarged edition. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide *
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Author's Bio
Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors of stories and poems for children. His bestselling titles, published by Walker Books, include Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, This Is Our House, Tiny Little Fly, Dear Mother Goose and its sequel Dear Fairy Godmother. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 1997, and was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic, co-directing an MA in Children’s Literature at Birkbeck College. Michael lives in London with his family.
Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Smarties Book Prize-winning Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell; We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen; as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice in Wonderland. Her most recent picture book was the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham. Helen lives in London, NW3.