Horrible Bear!

Name: Horrible Bear!
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ame Dyckman
ISBN: 9781549123498

Author: Ame Dyckman

Narrator: Ame Dyckman

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 04/02/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Children's Humor, Animal Stories

Synopsis

The New York Times-bestselling duo behind Wolfie the Bunny presents a hilarious read-aloud about accidents, outbursts, manners...and the power of saying "I'm sorry."
Bear didn't mean to break a little girl's kite, but she's upset anyway--upset enough to shout "HORRIBLE BEAR!" Bear can't believe it. He's not horrible! But now he's upset, too--upset enough to come up with a truly Horrible Bear idea. In this charming but goofy picture book, readers will learn all about tempers, forgiveness, and friendship as Bear prepares to live up to his formerly undeserved reputation while the little girl realizes that maybe--just maybe--Bear isn't as horrible as she thought.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon

Sometimes our reaction to a mistake can lead to horrible points of view. But if we just take a little time to try to understand what is really going on we may find that it is not as bad as we thought it was. This might be a good book for a small child who is having problems getting along with other......more

Goodreads review by Tym

This is a really endearing story about how we affect people and their perceptions, a great lesson and cute art make this a fun read......more

Goodreads review by Daisy May

There's a lot to love about this vibrant and carefully pitched picture book. Horrible Bear! is the story of a girl who is out flying her kite one day. The string snaps and the kite falls into the cave of a very big and very sleepy bear. He's asleep and, awfully, manages to roll over on top of her ki......more

Goodreads review by Rod

My daughter is home from her first year of college. Time for Mama, Papa and Baby Bear to sit on the sofa for a picture book binge! (1 of 4) Appropriately, we have a bear story to begin. The simple story of anger and forgiveness is carried by the striking art.......more

Quotes

Praise for Horrible Bear!: A 2020 Book to Treasure
"As fun as a theme park ride... Dyckman and OHora specialize in full-spectrum emotion and offbeat charm."

—New York Times Book Reveiw

*"Molly Bang's Sophie finally has a worthy shelf-mate for absolutely spot-on characterizations of mood. VERDICT: Highly recommended for picture book collections." —School Library Journal, Starred Review

*"A perfectly over-the-top look at tantrums, friendship, and forgiveness that is sure to resonate with preschoolers and parents alike." —Booklist, Starred Review

*"OHora works his goofy magic everywhere."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"A picture-book exploration of temper and forgiveness made vivid by Zachariah Ohora's fun, noisy illustrations."—The Wall Street Journal

"A charmingly loud and lighthearted friendship story." —Kirkus Reviews

"Absolutely beautiful!"—The Globe and Mail

"Author Dyckman has a knack for combining humor with emotional truths, and illustrator OHora delivers a charming spitfire of a character with a mess of red curls as unruly as her emotions."—Common Sense Media