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The Very Cranky Bear

Nick Bland

Honor Book:NAPPA Gold Awards -Picture Book (2014)

Four animal friends try to cheer up a very cranky bear in this delightful rhyming read aloud from bestselling picture book creator Nick Bland. The first book in the popular Very Cranky Bear series!

When Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, they discover a bear is already there! Bear roars loudly, but the animals don't understanding why Bear is so cranky! They each come up with ways to cheer Bear up. Moose finds antlers for him, Lion gives him a mane, and Zebra paints on stripes. Is there anything the four well-meaning friends can do to help Bear sleep?

Acclaimed creator Nick Bland's expressive, adorable illustrations complement delightful, rhyming, read-aloud text in this lesson about the importance of sharing with others. Readers will be delighted by the first book in the bestselling Very Cranky Bear series.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Orchard Books
  • Publish Date: Jul 29th, 2014
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.90in - 9.40in - 0.40in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780545612692
  • Recommended age: 03-05
  • Categories: Social Themes - FriendshipStories in Verse (see also Poetry)Animals - Bears

About the Author

NICK BLAND always wanted to be a writer and a cartoonist, but it wasn't until he started working in a bookstore and rediscovered children's literature that he found a way to channel this ambition. He is the author of The Runaway Hug and The Magnificent Tree and author and illustrator of The Fabulous Friend Machine, King Pig, Monster Chef, A Monster Wrote Me a Letter, Some Dads, Some Mums, Twinkle, The Unscary Book and the Cranky Bear picture books. Nick lives in the jungle near Darwin, Australia.

Praise for this book

I LOST MY KISSES (by Trudie Trewin and illustrated by Nick Bland)"The delightful gouache and graphite-pencil illustrations, set against wide, white backgrounds, have both humor and heft." --BOOKLIST"Bland's mainly pencil illustrations are livened up with splashes of subtle watercolors. The abundant white space and style of drawing are reminiscent of Ian Falconer's OLIVIA and just as endearing. The attention to detail and facial expressions are exceptional." --CHILDREN'S LITERATURE