Horrible bear! / written by Ame Dyckman ; illustrated by Zachariah OHora.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316282833 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0316282839 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
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Subject: | Bears > Fiction. Apologizing > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E DYCKM A (Text) | 33126020637561 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E DYCKM A (Text) | 33126020637512 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E DYCKM A (Text) | 33126021905090 | Easy | Available | - |
Independence Branch | E DYCKM A (Text) | 33126020637496 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2016 January
PreS-Gr 2âIn the mind of a child, mistakes are often misinterpreted as malfeasance, and the resultant anger can be contagious. Dyckman writes a simple story about just such a mistake. A little girl loses her kite in a bear's den, and when he rolls over in his sleep, he crushes it and becomes a HORRIBLE BEAR! Though the little girl seems to have some strategies to deal with anger (reading, painting, talking it out), it isn't until she mistakenly tears her own stuffed animal's ear that she gets some clarity about what really happened in that cave, and in her heart. Meanwhile, the bear is trying out his own righteous anger, charging to the little girl's house for a stand-off. A simple "I'm sorry" turns horrible into sweet. In reality, such spontaneous forgiveness and acceptance are rare, but cutting to the chase does readers no harm here. OHora's acrylic paint on paper illustrations are vivid and childlike. Thick black lines miraculously convey a range of emotions, and the girl's pile of bright red hair with black curlicues serves as a metaphor for both her anger and her exuberance. Molly Bang's Sophie finally has a worthy shelf-mate for absolutely spot-on characterizations of mood. VERDICT Highly recommended for picture book collections.âLisa Lehmuller, Paul Cuffee Maritime Charter School, Providence, RI
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