100 Bears

by Magali Bardos

Math has never been this much fun! Way better than your ordinary counting book, this real bear caper tells a wacky, witty, wonderful story too! In an anarchic tale of hunters, feasts, and marauding beasts, we chase the numbers 1–100 through mountains, forests, and cities.

Printed with gorgeous and vibrant colors, this stunning tome recalls the innovation and boldness of Blexbolex's People and Seasons, albeit with its own distinct artistic mark. 100 Bears effortlessly distills the complex into the entertaining for a new generation of book-loving kids. Jam-packed with intricate detail on every page, children are sure to uncover something new and exciting with each reading.

Magali Bardos lives near Toulouse, France. After obtaining a diploma from L'Ecole Supérieure Saint-Luc-Bruxelles, she started working for publishers, magazines, and illustration workshops. She has published a number of books with the French publisher Actes Sud. This is her second book as author and illustrator.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Number, Animals, Counting

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[DomiCzytaPL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coś dla dzieciaków w wieku od 0 do 6 lat :)

Liczenie od 1 do 10 to pestka dla trzylatki, od 11 do 20 też da radę, ale do 100? To już wyższa szkoła jazdy.

Książeczka "Liczę do stu" autorstwa Magali Bardos to świetny obrazkowy przewodnik po świecie cyfr i liczb. Strona po stronie możemy liczyć misie, desery czy pasażerów samolotu. Barwne ilustracje, krótkie teksty i obrazkowe historyjki są nieocenioną pomocą przy nauce liczenia, która odbywa się jakby przy okazji i przez czysty przypadek. A przecież nauka przez zabawę to najlepsza sprawa.

Wydawnictwo Babaryba zasponsorowało Ali i mnie doskonałą przygodę, którą polecamy również Wam serdecznie!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very, very cool counting book. It begins and ends in a forest in the mountains, and follows a group of adventurous bears as they venture forth into town where they cause all sorts of problems when they mingle with humans. As readers move through the pages, counting from one to 100, there is much for them to see in the brightly-hued illustrations that seem to pulse with life and movement. It's a crazy journey, one that young readers will want to take again. Plus, counting all those objects, not to mention bears, will keep them quite busy.

[Lorna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loving these books with the simple illustrations in a small number of loud colors. Clever counting book, great practice for little ones. Even tells a story in a roundabout kind of way.

[Sourimak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une bonne idée de livre à compter cat il est rare qu'ils aillent jusqu'à 100 ! Les chiffres sont bien ficelés et forment une histoire avec des clins d'oeil à repérer. Le dessin n'est pas ce que je préfère.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

“This bonkers bear tale” teaches counting 1 to 100.

[Romelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thick concept number book with about 100 pages. But this number book has a simple story about the adventures of six bears woven into it. The circular story starts with 1 forest and ends with 100 trees. A great book for celebrating the 100 days of kindergarten and all the activities associated with the event.

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read this at bedtime, and it works okay as a straight read aloud. However, it is much better as a book to stop and count the items in the illustrations and talk about the numbers. A child in a phase of liking to count would have lots of fun with this book independently.

[Jjfoster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable!

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Good for curling up with your little one, NOT good for story times. Too long - not much plot.

[Brindi Michele · Rating 1 out of 5]

well, the back summary had is right; it's definitely "bonkers"

[Monica Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

The bright colors are child friendly, but the book is just way too sophisticated for the age group.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not 100% sure what's going on in this book, but I think I like it.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a delightful, ridiculous, brilliant book that takes children above ten or twenty when counting -- there is definitely a need for that.

[Patricia N. McLaughlin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Counting chaos!

[Debby Baumgartner · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple story of six bears in the forest who have story that deals with each number between 1 and 100.

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

The quality of the illustrations earned this one an extra star. Otherwise it would have been a 2.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, loudly colorful, chaotic counting book.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m thoroughly confused by this book. It doesn’t seem very kid-friendly. First of all, when they count to five, which is good, they use pictures of hands... backwards. It would be better for early literacy for them to have used numbers. Second, there aren’t 100 bears. Third, it featured “9 Gunshots.”

The numbers they chose sometimes didn’t make sense - There were 71 matches for candles for a birthday cake. Someone was turning 72 - but there weren’t 72 candles. There were 2 in the shape of the numbers. It wouldn’t take that many matches to light those. Maybe I’m thinking too literally. It just wasn’t for me.

All of these things, plus the fact that they used different fingers to count from 1-5 made me suspect that this was a poor translation of a good book from another country.

On a completely different level, the file size must have been too big for my computer. It took forever to turn a page!

[Kathryn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wouldn't recommend this book to a parent for a few reasons:
(1) it's so long for a child of counting age.
(2) Yes, it takes kids longer to learn to count to 100, but I don't think that an incoherent story about "playful" bears will keep their attention that long.
(3) The content is weird. The bears are really nasty and attack human venues... like by climbing ladders to the 15th floor of a building.
(4) I think that it takes place during the holidays? The fact that I'm not sure after one reading, and I'm 32, should show that it's not great for children.