Walker The Little Bear Book

As bear strolls through the forest when he meets a lonely gorilla, a noisy crocodile, a lion and even an elephant. They all look like they need something, so bear steps in to save the day using his magic red and yellow pencil to draw just what they were looking for. Originally published in 1988 this early work by a picture book master is available again for a brand-new audience. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly With a perhaps unwitting nod to Har old and the Purple Crayon , Browne has created a book for readers younger than his usual audience. A white bear, upon meeting a grouchy gorilla, draws him a stuffed toy to cuddle. The bear's next encounter is with a crocodile, whose wide jaws snap shut on a trumpet (also drawn by the bear). A lion gets a crown and an elephant is paralyzed by the carefully sketched appearance of a mouse. Then the bear draws a hole through a wall, and waves good-bye to readers. Helpfully, each animal is iden tified, and because everything the bear draws appears in white, readers will have no trouble distinguishing from the artist's fictional distractions and the rest of the forest world. Simultaneously tricky and simple, the book highlights Browne's gift for distilling concepts into cool, crisp words, phrases and pictures. Ages 1-5. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1-- Children familiar with Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harper, 1958) will appreciate the similarities and differences in this small book. Bear, bearing a fat pencil, goes for a walk in the woods where he meets four grouchy residents--Gorilla, Crocodile, Lion, and Elephant. With his trusty pencil, Bear draws exactly what he thinks each needs and then, confronting a solid wall, he draws a bear-shaped opening through which he can exit. Colorful, slightly stylized drawings and very few words tell the tale. --Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NB Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.