An Adventure With Bobby Bear

by Maurice Pledger

Children and parents adore these cleverly crafted interactive adventures. Kids get to turn flaps to reveal pop-up surprises on every page; each book also ends with an entire pop-up scene. Maurice Pledger's artwork is painstakingly detailed and resonates with a warmth and joy. Kids will want to explore the natural world with these lovable characters again and again. Series An Adventure with Billy Bunny, An Adventure with Bobby Bear, An Adventure with Charlie Chick, An Adventure with Morris Mouse, An Adventure with Olivia Owl, An Adventure with Oscar Otter, An Adventure with Polly Polar Bear, and An Adventure with Winnie Wolf. Look for Maurice Pledger's Sticker Books and Nature Trail Books.

Genres: Picture Books

18 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Maurice J. Pledger, was born in the Hertford district in 1955, son of Douglas Alfred W. Pledger (1920-2005) and his wife Leda T. née Ginghini, who married at Bologna, Italy in 1946. Maurice had no formal art training, but achieves the realism and detail in his beautiful artwork by spending hours in the field, observing, sketching, and studying his subjects in their natural environment and is an internationally acclaimed artist known for his realistic and detailed illustrations of animals and wildlife. Maurice Pledger first published at age 17, and has since had his illustrations featured on greeting cards, prints, gifts, and books. He has created several successful series, including 'Sounds of the Wild', 'Peek-and-Find', 'Nature Trails', and 'Pledger Sticker Books'. He exhibited at the Ipswich Art Club from 29 Fore Street, Ipswich in 1979, two paintings 'Teal' and 'Shellduck' and in 1992 was the recipient of the 1992 Francis Williams Illustration Award for the Best Descriptive Illustration, which honour is given only once every 5 years by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He married at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1978, Pietra Provenzano and lives at Hoddeston, Hertfordshire.

Biography from https://suffolkartists.co.uk

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion I think this is a good book but at the same time its a very easy book its a child book not a chapter book but I think its cute because Bobby has a small adventure to find food but he finds new friends and its nice to have/Get new friends:)

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* art
2.5* story