[.ca] It's the Bear! (ISBN 0763623164)

I LOVED IT!:
The best part of 'It's A Bear' is on the last page when the big bear says "YUM YUM!" I also loved the beautiful pictures. You should read it! By Allie Walsh (5 y.o.)

Fascinating story for kids!:
My three year old loves this story. Although he knows the plot by heart, he still eagerly awaits the turn of the page to see what is going to happen to the boy who is left in the woods with a bear. My son's favorite part is when the boy hides in the picnic basket from the bear. This is a great book to read with your kids because you can talk about it with them as the story progresses. This is a nice bear and a terrific story with beautiful illustrations. Highly recommended. Not limited to 3 year olds but older kids will also enjoy the story.

BEARS LOVE BLUEBERRY PIE FOR DESERT:
. Eddy and Mum are off for a picnic in the forest, but Eddy's heard about the big bear that lives there. Mum assures him there's no bears around. When all the picnic things are laid out Mum realises she's forgotten the blueberry pie and has to go home to get it. Eddy is frightened and when he hears a voice say, "I can smell food" he decides to hide in the hamper. Out of the woods came a big hungry bear (holding his own teddy!) and sits on the hamper to eat the picnic. After eating all the food he looks inside the hamper --- Eddy yells out for help. Mum arrives and doesn't see the bear at first. Then he snatches the blueberry pie. Of course our bear is harmless. A blueberry pie was the perfect desert after a picnic. It's just what he wanted. YUM YUM. The illustrations in this book are fantastic. The large format works well, with each page varying in its layout. There's a mixture of frames; some laid out horizontally, others vertically on one page, or full panels on another. It's a very effective way to measure the pace and suspense of the story. "It's the Bear!" is sure to become a classic. Look out for other Jez Alborough books.

Absolutely delightful!:
Our kindergartener requests that we read this to him nightly, and we don't mind doing so! It is highly entertaining and it brings reading to life for my child. We own all of Jez Alborough's books and can't wait until he writes more about "The Bear!"

A wonderfully poetic story:
It's the bear is a frequent read in my home. All my children, ages 7 to 2, love the bear who is just as afraid of little Eddie as Eddie is of him. Infact, my (almost) 4 year old chose a teddy bear picnic theme for his birthday based on this book. A copy for each child attending made a wonderful gift.