Is Bear Here?

Bear? #2

by Jonathan Bentley

When you search long and hard for a beloved bear, you may be surprised by what turns up.

The perfect companion book to Jonathan Bentley's bestselling Where is Bear?

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2017

About the author

As a little boy, Jonathan Bentley liked football and drawing. When he was about eight years old he realised he wasn’t going to be good enough to play football for Leeds United, so he concentrated on drawing instead.

When he left school he studied at Brighton Polytechnic. Jonathan worked as a builder’s labourer and kitchen hand for many years before he became a full-time illustrator, and he worked in London and Sydney before moving to Brisbane, Australia.

Jonathan has been an Editorial Illustrator at the Courier Mail newspaper for ten years, and has illustrated books for Margaret Wild, The Wiggles and Andrew Daddo.

Jonathan likes to work with a range of materials including acrylics, oils, and line and watercolour, and he looks forward to the day when he has a big barn-like studio somewhere in the countryside.

Reviews

[MadZiddi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book to my 5 year old, and she was really thrilled. It's about a toddler who goes looking for his teddy bear. In each scene, we see a large grizzly bear trying to hide unsuccessfully in the background as the boy searches everywhere from the driveway to the streets to the museum to the park to the bakery for his beloved Teddy. The large grizzly probably reflects the boy's imagination as he sees the teddy as a real live companion. The watercolour illustrations are really vivid and soft and bring out the story very well.

[Little Seesaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great little story to read to a group of kids that think they know what is going on. I love the illustrations.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ma ei tea minu jaoks täiesti arusaamatu motiiv lastekirjanduses. Mingi asi on kadunud, teda otsitakse ja tegelikult ta oli koguaeg olemas ja lõppu veel mingi kingi vimka ka...