Three Bears in a Boat

(Hardback)

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This read-aloud shares its best qualities with classic picture books- breath-taking illustrations, epic adventure, and a subtle message about taking responsibility for your actions. Dash, Charlie, and Theo break their mother's favorite blue seashell. Rather than tell her, they decide to set out in their sailboat to find her a new one. And so begins an adventure on the high seas! On their quest they encounter salty sailors, strange new islands, huge whales, and vast seas. Then a treacherous storm suddenly blows in, the three bears find themselves being tossed about in their little boat. What will become of their search, and what will it take to bring them safely home This read-aloud shares its best qualities with classic picture books- breath-taking illustrations, epic adventure, and a subtle message about taking responsibility for your actions.

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Praise for Three Bears in a Boat:

* "Gorgeous . . . A first purchase for all."School Library Journal (starred review)

* "Humorous and intelligentand with watercolor seascapes so luminous that readers will want to jump inthis is a book to be treasured for years to come."Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

* "Breathtaking . . . Beautiful . . . Gentle"Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A beautiful journey youll want to return to repeatedly. . . . If youre looking for a gift book, a bedtime book, or just something uniquely attractive to the eye, seek ye just three little bears. Charm incarnate.Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse 8 Production, School Library Journal

A School Library Journal Best Book of 2014
A Kirkus Best Book of 2014

Author Bio

David Somanillustrates theLadybug Girl books, which he also writes with his wife.Mr. Soman comes from a family of artists. He is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts inNew York City, as well asat The Mill Street Loft, a non-profit arts education center in the HudsonValley. He lives with his wife and two kids in upstate New York. This is the first picture book he has written and illustrated himself.