"These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+." Guardian
Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they don't always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bird feels poorly, Bear arrives with a backpack of goodies to make her feel better. And when they hang out with Mole – who tells absolutely hilarious jokes! – Bird realizes she doesn't need to compete for Bear's attention; that there is lots of laughter to go around...
Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the third instalment in an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis.
"Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field's Rabbit and Bear series ... The illustrations are glorious." Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
"Jarvis's digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel." The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
Readers can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for:
Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories
Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories
Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories
Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other Stories
The Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book
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Release date
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781529520521
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PDF ebook
- ISBN: 9781529520514
- File size: 57449 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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April 10, 2023
In this uneven chapter book, Jarvis (The Boy with Flowers in His Hair) creates two sweet-looking creatures—a brown bear with a round nose, and a small, blue bird with a feathery cowlick—and tells four stories about their difficult friendship. In the first, Bird tumbles into a big red blossom, and her voice, calling for help, leads Bear to believe that he has met a talking flower—to which he tells “silly” stories about his friend. In “The Picnic,” Bear fails to pack the things he promised to take, but his finesse (“We could eat the picnic that I have most definitely packed. But...”), coupled with Bird’s unwillingness to call him out, sidesteps conflict. In “The Painting,” Bird’s discovery that Bear paints more realistically than she does results in an art-related mistruth. And in “The Blanket,” Bear is so delighted with his fuzzy throw (“Oh, what a blanket you are... I’m going to call you Suzie”) that Bird concludes she’s been abandoned. While the duo’s charming exchanges will elicit giggles, Bird seems always to get the short end of the stick, and each vignette’s comedy is based on misunderstandings that never feel fully resolved. Ages 5–9.
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