Blue Wolf Reviews

Tag: Bear

  • Bob the Bear’s Adventures

    Bob the Bear’s Adventures

    Bob the Bear’s Adventures is a delightful, interactive story about a little bear who loves to climb.

    He is supposed to be playing Hide and Seek but discovers life off the ground can have some interesting hiding place, but not really.

    He does find some very funny places to hide in the garden and sometimes he is very hard to find, especially when he hides in the garden, but when he is up the tree, only he thinks he can’t be seen.

    Bob was born when Alice knitted her grandchildren a very large bear, who became Bob. Naturally, Bob needed to have some adventures and what better fun to have than a very great game of Hide and Seek, a game enjoyed by children of all ages.

    Huge fun will be had finding where Bob has hidden in Alice’s garden, which will end with big smiles all around.

    Bob The Bear’s Adventures is suitable for beginner readers and a wide age range of little ones beginning to enjoy picture and story books.

    I wonder what adventures Bob will have next but I also wonder how many places can you find to hide in your garden.

  • A Boy, his Bear and a Bully

    A Boy, his Bear and a Bully

    The front cover of A Boy, His Bear and a Bully shows a small boy bending over his teddy. Behind him looms a menacing figure of a much larger boy complete with skull and crossbones on his shirt. This sets the tone for the story. Open the cover and the end pages are black, with some scary images.

    The story begins on a cheerful note, showing Scott and his bear, Buttons. They are off to school. Buttons helps Scott to feel brave. Scott’s friend Rosie is shy, and both are afraid of Duncan. Duncan is just mean. He tears paintings and teases the children. Oh dear! Buttons has gone missing, and Scott is worried about him. What will it take for Scott to face Duncan and ask for his teddy? Well, perhaps the dress up day at school will help.

    Scott is not sure what it will take to “Find his brave.” For many children this becomes an issue. Finding the right words to use and the confidence to face up to a bully is hard. For Scott, wearing a dinosaur costume helped. He was able to shout, “Stop Duncan, I don’t like it!” With a little teacher intervention, the situation was saved.

    Action must be taken in situations like A Boy, His Bear and a Bully. The more discussions we have about unfriendly behaviour with children, the more they will be able to assess a situation and behave appropriately. Bullying is not acceptable at any age.

  • There’s a Mouse in My House

    There’s a Mouse in My House

    Colourful, hard back picture books always have a great appeal for young readers and those who read the stories to them; There’s a Mouse in My House is no exception. It has a marvellous, cranky Polar Bear on the front cover. The reason he looks so cranky is because he has a mouse standing on his head!

    The presentation of the story flows beautifully, with bold colours on the double page spreads, and large simple illustrations. Though the illustrations are simple, the expressions on the bear’s face and the posture of the mouse show exactly what they are thinking. The drawings complement and complete the text.

    Simple and expressive the text flows along in rhythm with the print size good for younger readers to look at, with words that are emphasized printed in red which is an advantage for the reader, allowing them to follow the Author’s intent.

    There’s A Mouse In My House has a storyline full of humour. A Polar Bear who lives alone is invaded by a mouse who is a taekwondo expert, a foodie, and who loves to listen to soft rock at night. What a dilemma! A solution must be found, but it is delivered in a most unexpected way.

    There’s A Mouse In My House is a story which will be read again and again.  Luckily, it is such fun that the reader will not be too concerned.

  • Lola Dutch When I Grow Up

    Lola Dutch When I Grow Up

    When you are little and growing up the choices of what you want to be once you are all grown up are many, which can become somewhat of a puzzle to try and choose what it is you really, really do want to be, eventually.

    Lola Dutch, who as you know can be more than a little enthusiastic about her latest plan, and always seems to want too much as life is so exciting is wondering what it is, she wants to be when she is all grown up. On this particular morning she calls out to bear about an emergency, which as it turns out, is all about trying to discover just what it is she wants to be once she is all grown Up.

    Now Bear, being Bear is a bit of thinker and he says, this is a very big decision and one that should be discussed over perhaps a cup of tea, which of course Lola thinks is going to take up far too much time. She heads for Bears den which is filled to the brim with books that will provide inspiration and so the beginning is began, as only it can be when Lola Dutch is involved.

    By the end of this fun filled discovery of a huge number of things she may like to be, which of course ends up involving Pig, and Croc, and Crane of course and an amazing flying machine, a huge amount of fun has been had, but she is no closer to making a very big decision about the rest of her life.

    Once again, The Wright’s have created a fast paced, fun filled story about so many fascinating things, Lola Dutch style, which when coupled with wonderfully flamboyant artwork, is light-hearted, filled with loveable characters and will have a very wide appeal to young readers.

  • Bear Out There

    Bear Out There

    Jacob Grant has created a lively slightly back to front story in Bear Out There, about Bear and his best friend Spider, two friends who simply could not be more different if they tried. Bear loves nothing better than to be inside, tucked up, warm, comfortable, maybe cleaning his house or drinking a lovely cup of tea.

    Spider is just exactly the opposite as he would rather be outside in the fresh air, the muddy fields having fun amongst the trees or just enjoying the warm sunshine. Somehow or other Spider talks Bear into coming outside while he flies his favourite kite, but something totally unexpected happens. Spiders kite gets lost. Oh, dear me what to do!

    Because they are such friends Bear agrees, somewhat grumpily, to help Spider try and find his kite and so the friends set off through the muddy woodland paths in search of the very well-hidden kite.  But it is what happens next that make both Bear and Spider realise that their friendship is the real deal, they truly are the best of friends.

    Gloriously free, colourful illustrations compliment the text making this the perfect reader for early readers, or little ones who love a good story.
    Based on the principles of friendship and what is really does mean, the storyline is charming and address the issues of having to step outside of your comfort zone sometimes because that is what friends do to help one another.