Five bears
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A gorgeously illustrated book about friendship and looking past differences from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner. Bear is walking through the forest, minding his own business when he comes across another bear. The Other bear is different. The two bears wander along, thinking different thoughts, and looking in different directions. Soon the two bears come across another bear and then another bear and eventually find a bear stuck in a tree. The Bears realize that perhaps they aren't?that?different after all and perhaps they could be friends??
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9781915801791
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Horn Book Review
A black bear is "quietly walking along, just being a bear." When Bear encounters a fuzzy brown bear, he is immediately wary, though the Other Bear is perfectly pleasant: "Just saying hello." Bear, less prickly now, decides to follow the Other Bear. The two come across a defensive panda: "What do you want from me?" Bear and the Other Bear wish Grunty Bear a good day and amble on; Grunty Bear ("looking a little embarrassed") joins them. A Very Big Bear tells the three to "go away...I don't know you"; they reply, "Okay then. Well, good to meet you." With each encounter, a surly newcomer is disarmed by the others' unflappable friendliness. Rayner's relaxed line work exudes calm confidence, and the initially antagonistic bears aren't threatening, just grumpy. The compositions focus on the characters, with little background detail and plenty of white space. After the group helps a growly polar bear stuck in a tree, the now Unstuck Bear (who's "never actually spoken to another bear") asks why they helped. "Some things are hard on your own." Unstuck Bear wonders why the "all very different" bears are together. The simple answer: "We all just like each other!" Sure, the message isn't subtle, but it's one worth sharing, and the gently humorous tone and lighthearted illustrations offer it in a winning package. Kitty FlynnMay/June 2024 p.126 (c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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