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We're Going on a Bear Hunt

(Board book)

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Contributors:

By (Author) Michael Rosen
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

ISBN:

9781406363074

Publisher:

Walker Books Ltd

Imprint:

Walker Books Ltd

Publication Date:

1st August 2015

UK Publication Date:

1st October 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Prizes:

Winner of Mumsnet Best Award 2011 (UK)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Board book

Number of Pages:

36

Dimensions:

Width 180mm, Height 160mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

320g

Description

For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury in a large board book edition.

We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!

Reviews

For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud in an enlarged edition. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide *

Author Bio

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 Rosens 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 Childrens Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic, co-directing an MA in Childrens Literature at Birkbeck College. Michael lives in London with his family.

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 in Wonderland. Her most recent picture book was the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham. Helen lives in London, NW3.

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