The Very Noisy Bear

The Very Noisy Bear
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443163149

The bestselling Cranky Bear series is now available in reader format! Music has caught the ears of one very sleepy Bear. Bear's friends Moose, Zebra, Lion and Sheep have formed a band, and since Bear is already awake, they invite him to join. But first they'll have to find him just the right instrument to playsomething to play. He tries the drums, the guitar and the trumpet. But it's when he tries the microphone and it seems Bear has found just the right instrument. to play.

The Very Cranky Bear

The Very Cranky Bear
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443163101

Moose, Lion, Zebra and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, only to realize that a bear is there. The bear roars loudly and says that he is trying to sleep. Not understanding why the bear is so cranky, the other animals come up with ways to cheer him up. Moose finds antlers for him, Lion gives him a mane, and Zebra paints on stripes. Is there anything the four well-meaning friends can do to help the bear sleep?

The Very Hungry Bear

The Very Hungry Bear
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1443128929

Nick Bland's bestselling The Very Hungry Bear is now available in board book! Bear is back...and he's very, very hungry! Bear is trying to fish, but instead of food, he only manages to catch . . . a polar bear? The poor bear is lost and his ice floe is rapidly melting. The polar bear makes a deal: he'll give Bear a pile of fish in return for a new home. Bear takes his new friend on a tour, and finally they find the just-right home for an ice-loving bear. The Bear we all fell in love with in The Very Cranky Bear and The Very Itchy Bear is just as delightful as always -- and much less cranky with the promise of food on the horizon! This new story features the same bold, clever illustrations and catchy rhyming text that made Nick Bland's first two Bear books instant favourites. Told with his characteristic humour and wit, The Very Hungry Bear is both an endearing tale of friendship and a subtle message about preserving our environment.

The Very Sleepy Bear

The Very Sleepy Bear
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443163347

All Bear wants is to hibernate in his cozy cave, but sneaky Fox has his own plans for the space! "A great big bear like you," said Fox, "so big and strong and brave, a creature so magnificent . . . deserves a bigger cave." A very sneaky Fox and a very sleepy Bear set off to explore other places for Bear to call home. The train tunnel is too loud, even if the double doors are nice. The hollow tree's high ceilings are great, but the bats are not. The oceanfront option has great views -- great, but damp. Could it be that sleepy Bear's own cozy cave is the perfect one after all? A wonderful new installment in Nick Bland's popular picture books featuring the endearing Very Cranky Bear and his animal friends.

The Very Brave Bear

The Very Brave Bear
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: Bears
ISBN: 9781760150365

The Very Cranky Bear is back, and this time he's facing Boris Buffalo in a battle of bravery! But will something surprising send them both fleeing through the jungle?

The Very Super Bear

The Very Super Bear
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443191777

The Very Super Bear is back (in board book) . . . and he's here to save the Jingle Jangle Jungle! In the Jingle Jangle Jungle, while Bear was chasing bees, he came across the strangest thing beneath the shady trees. It was such a lovely colour and just the perfect shape. "Today's my lucky day!" said Bear. "I've found myself . . . . . . A CAPE." When Bear finds a cape in the Jingle Jangle Jungle, he soon discovers there are lots of animals in need of his help. Can The Very Super Bear and his sidekick, Bruce the Goose, save the jungle from the cranky yellow monster? From bestselling author and illustrator Nick Bland comes this exciting new adventure with an environmental twist. Now in board book -- this delightful story is just right for the littlest hands!

The Very Quiet Cricket

The Very Quiet Cricket
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593521552

One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!" Excerpt: Hello! whispered a praying mantis, scraping its huge front legs together. The little cricket wanted to answer, so he rubbed his wings together. But nothing happened. Not a sound.

The Very Itchy Bear

The Very Itchy Bear
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443163118

The Very Cranky Bear has an itch to scratch! The first time we met Bear, his cave was invaded by four playful animals, and this made him cranky. In The Very Itchy Bear there is just one creature bothering him -- a persistent flea -- and it's it's making him very itchy! Bear runs over land and sea to escape the affections of this energetic insect, but Flea won't won't let him go -- he just wants to keep saying hello! . When Bear does successfully get rid of Flea, he finds that he . . . misses him? A beautiful and improbable new friendship is born!

Noisy Zoo

Noisy Zoo
Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher: Usborne Pub Limited
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780794525170

Different animals display their accompanying sounds, making for a very noisy zoo. On board pages.

A Bedtime for Bear

A Bedtime for Bear
Author: Bonny Becker
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763680729

When the impish Mouse comes to spend the night, Bear is in for a rude--and very funny--awakening in this irresistible new story starring the unlikely pair. (Ages 5-7) Features an audio read-along! Bear must have absolute quiet when he goes to bed. He likes to set out his glass of water, adjust his nightcap, fluff his favorite pillow, and then drift peacefully to sleep. But the effervescent Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, finds it terribly hard to be as quiet as a . . . well, you know. With masterfully paced slapstick humor, droll repartee, and comic visual details, the curmudgeonly Bear and his irrepressible friend Mouse return in a third wry adventure that will have readers of all ages laughing in recognition.