Bear and Chook

by Lisa Shanahan

Korean edition of BEAR AND CHOOK by an Australian children's writer Lisa Shanahan, illustrated by Emma Quay, translated by O Yeong Na. Bear and Chook takes a special journey where they cherish their friendship even though they are so different. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Lisa Shanahan is a writer of picture books and fiction for young people who lives in Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

[Izzy Reads The World · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cute. I love how sweet the end is. Fun and whimsical, great for children.

[Jack Kirby and the X-man · Rating 2 out of 5]

Emma Quay's illustrations are the highlight of this book capturing the close friendship between Bear and Chook.

The text on the other hand is pretty disappointing. This is a dialogue-driven picture book with only two characters - surely Lisa Shanahan could find a better way to express who was speaking "said Bear / said Chook" at the end of every line.
"Even with a large thesaurus this limitation is very irritating" whinged Jack Kirby.
"Yes, there has to be a better way." thought X-man.
"This article explains that 'said-bookisms' distract from the story and make your text look amateurish" explained Jack.
"It did help me learn a number of new verbs" mused X-man.
"Maybe, but at the expense of a readable book - what a waste of a potentially good story!" exclaimed Jack.
"Bye Bye" declared X-man, while waving at the book.