Description
For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury is available for the very youngest readers in a new in-the-page sound book.
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For thirty years, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement by pressing the buttons on each page to make the sounds as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. This interactive sound book version of the classic family favourite is a must-have for every young child's bookshelf!
About the Author
Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors of stories and poems for children. His bestselling titles, published by Walker Books, include Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen's Sad Book, This Is Our House, Tiny Little Fly, Dear Mother Goose and its sequel Dear Fairy Godmother. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 1997, and was the Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic and professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Smarties Book Prize-winning Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell; We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen; as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Awards
Winner of Mumsnet Best Award 2011 (UK) and Nestle Smarties Book Prize 1989 (UK). Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 1989 (UK) and Kurt Maschler Award 1989 (UK) and West Sussex Children's Favourite Picture Book Award 2008 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781406391350
Author Michael Rosen
Page Count 18
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 160mm * 180mm * 20mm