Dear Bear - Softcover

Harrison, Joanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876149654 ISBN 13: 9780876149652

Publisher: Carolrhoda, 1995

Synopsis

When Katie writes a letter to the bear she knows is living underneath the stairs, a surprising thing occurs. He writes back to say that he is taking a vacation and will be gone for a few days! No one is more astonished than Katie to discover that she misses him while he's gone.

About this title

Review:

"Katie's fear is effectively conveyed by her wide-eyed expression and furrowed brow...The huge bear she imagines is humorously portrayed....Many children will identify with Katie and her fears."

About the Author:

Joanna Harrison won the ‘Ten Best ‘ Amateur Film Competition, run by Movie Maker Magazine as a student. In the following 12 years, she worked as an animator, most notably originating the storyboard and background illustrations for the sensational television adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman. Joanna gave up animation to look after her children and has since turned her attention to children’s books, but made a brief return to the world of television this year to help produce Briggs’ The Bear, which will be broadcast on ITV this Christmas.
Joanna’s third book for HarperCollins, The Three Wishes, will be published in November 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0876149654
• ISBN 13: 9780876149652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32