Very Hairy Bear - Softcover

Alice Schertle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547722141 ISBN 13: 9780547722146

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012

Synopsis

[ Very Hairy Bear Schertle, Alice ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2012

About this title

Review:

* "Outlined in a thick, curly halo of split ends, a "boulder-big bear with shaggy, raggy, brownbear hair everywhere . . . except on his no-hair nose" bounds happily through a seasonal round in this outdoorsy gambol. Schertle's patterned language sets up a playful cadence that Phelan captures perfectly in his soft-lined, buttery-yellow pastels. Whether splashing after salmon in spring, fearlessly sticking that no-hair nose into a bee tree in summer, lounging at purple-stained ease amid a patch of blueberry bushes or chowing down on a hoard of acorns as squirrels chatter angrily above, the portly protagonist positively radiates doggy good cheer. Until, that is, winter sets in-then it's time for a good scratch on a rough tree trunk and a sleepy retreat to a cave where "shaggy, raggy, very hairy bearpaws" can protect that sensitive nose from the cold wind. He's a bear of rare appeal, and it's hard to resist the urge to snuggle down next to him." (starred review) --.

About the Author:

ALICE SCHERTLE has written many well-loved books for children, including "Little Blue Truck, Little Blue Truck Leads the Way," and "All You Need for a Snowman." She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
MATT PHELAN is the recipient of the 2010 Scott O'Dell Award for "The Storm in the Barn" (Candlewick) and the illustrator of "Flora's Very Windy Day, " by Jeanne Birdsall, and "Big George" by Anne Rockwell. He lives in Philadelphia. Visit his website at www.mattphelan.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0547722141
• ISBN 13: 9780547722146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32