We're Going on a Bear Hunt
The bestselling classic in a super-sturdy board book for babies and toddlers
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Series
Age 1+
Interactive & Activity Books & Packs Novelty, Toy & Die-Cut Books Picture Storybooks
For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury in a large super-sturdy board book edition.
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!
Resources
Creators
Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors of stories and poems for children. His bestselling titles, published by Walker Books, include Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, This Is Our House, Tiny Little Fly, Dear Mother Goose and its sequel Dear Fairy Godmother. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 1997, and was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic, co-directing an MA in Children’s Literature at Birkbeck College. Michael lives in London with his family.
Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Smarties Book Prize-winning Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell; We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen; as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice in Wonderland. Her most recent picture book was the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham. Helen lives in London, NW3.
Reviews
Beautifully produced, written and illustrated, this is a classic work for any age at any period.
The Independent on Sunday
With such a partnership, how can this gorgeous great picture-book rhyme fail?
The Guardian
Lovely to read aloud and beautiful to look at.
The Sunday Times
“This contains adventure, companionship and good, old-fashioned fun.”
The Sun
Voted one of the 100 Greatest Picture Books of All Time
BBC
Some have seen it as a story about over-coming the inevitable obstacles in life, but it is a fun, read-aloud book to be shared and enjoyed on any level.
Top 50 Books Every Child Should Read, Good Housekeeping
“It’s a special book and it just never gets old.”
Gurgle
Atmospheric, rhythmic, and the silent ending is the perfect misdirect.
Juno
Michael Rosen’s rhythmic and onomatopoeic words are repeated across generations, on family walks, in homes, in nurseries and in schools everywhere […] a fun, read-aloud book to be shared and enjoyed on any level.
Good Housekeeping, Fiona Evans NLT
