Old Bear and His Cub by Olivier Dunrea
Old Bear and His Cub by Olivier Dunrea
Genre: Children’s Picture Book – Winter – Ages 3 to 8
Pages: 32 Hardcover*
Date Published: November 16th 2010
Publisher: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin
Old Bear loves Little Cub with all his heart. He makes sure that Little Cub eats all his porridge, takes a nap during their snowy walk, and wraps his red scarf tightly around his ears. Little Cub doesn’t want to be told what to do, but he always listens to Old Bear because he knows that Old Bear loves him so. But when Old Bear catches a cold, it’s Little Cub who knows just what to do to make Old Bear feel better. This winning story shows just how much Old Bears and Little Cubs love one another-with all their hearts.
From the creator of the Gossie and Gertie books comes a playful and charming twist on the relationship between children and the adults who care for them.
I have fallen in love with the gosling books from Olivier Dunrea, or rather our entire family has (the Enginerd included!). So when our latest Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book for AppleBlossom arrived and it was a new-to-me book from Olivier Dunrea I was delighted. A snow and scarf filled story perfect for this winter time of year. Old Bear And His Cub is another wonderful example of the interactions between caretaker and child and the seen but not necessarily mentioned love and stubbornness always present. Each page had me smiling anew. I know we’ll read this one often.
*My edition is a special paperback from the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
This should be available as a board book this fall!
Since his debut in 1983, author and illustrator Olivier Dunrea has created a steady stream of picture books, including concept books, stories of family life—modern and ancient—and stories about artists. Many of Dunrea’s picture books testify to his love of animals and his interest in archaeology and folklore of the British Isles, and several—including Ravena, The Trow-Wife’s Treasure, and Bear Noel—take place in a similar land of Dunrea’s own creation: the mythic island of Moel Eyris. “I don’t write books or make pictures for children,” Dunrea once told Something about the Author (SATA). “I make them for myself. It just so happens that children like what I do as much as I do!”
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