Tilly's loving friendship with the enormous white polar bear who brings back her missing toy, her parents' disbelief that he exists (despite…er… tangible evidence!), and the culmination of a magical journey to answer the call of the Great Bear Spirit makes this one of my very favourite bearish reads. Having been through the nightmare of the lost/dropped teddy many times, this book has always struck a chord with me. An absolute classic masterpiece, which I could read over and over again all day (and sometimes have). "We're going on a bear hunt, We're going to catch a big one, What a beautiful day! We're not scared." This book has everything - a rhythmical, memorable text, dramatic tension, scary bits, humour - and Helen Oxenbury's amazing illustrations, so full of life and movement.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury I'm a big fan of all Jill Murphy's picture books (and of the Large family in particular), but this tale of Baby Bear's journey to the moon is something really special, capturing both a sense of innocence and the feeling that anything is possible. With all the techno-paraphernalia of the modern child's world, it is wonderful to be reminded that a few kitchen utensils and a big box are sometimes all that is needed to provide a child with the imaginary journey of a lifetime. The soft, crayon pictures chart the increasingly desperate look on Big Bear's face, as well as his tenderness towards his small charge. I've loved this book since I first read it to my own sleepless children many years ago - and when I have grandchildren, I'll be reading it to them too. Big Bear, having unsuccessfully tried every trick in his arsenal to get Little Bear to go to sleep in the Bear Cave, finally finds the perfect solution. Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell and Barbara FirthĪny parent with a child who is afraid of the dark will recognise the dilemma at the heart of this warm and beautifully paced story.
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