The Bravest Ever Bear

By Allan Ahlberg

Book Overview

Once upon a time there was a bear. No, three bears. No, four and twenty black bears. Let's start again. Once upon a time there was a penguin. No, a sausage. A sausage? That can't be right. Once upon a time there was a perfectest ever princess, a wolf, a troll, a dragon and a ... sausage (again). Who wrote this stuff? Once upon a time there was ... Oh, we give up.If you really want to know who there was and what they did, you'll just have to read Allan Ahlberg's funny and ridiculous stories for yourself! With lively illustrations by Paul Howard, this collection of false starts, revisionist fairy tales, and familiar -- yet joyously eccentric -- characters is a tribute to storytelling and a toast to silliness. Join in the fun!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763607835
• ISBN13: 9780763607838
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

NOt just for Bears

Don't let the title of the story fool you. This book is not only about a bear, but a princess, dragon, troll, wolf, penguin, sausage, pig, king, goldilocks, red riding hood and on and on. Each character decides they don't like the current story and write their own version instead. It's like getting 12 stories in one. This unconventional, but funny story will leave you a bit confused but thoroughly entertained.

Refreshingly funny

This book is refreshingly funny. My five year old daughter loves it, and I like the way it makes old stories new again. It's nice to introduce children to the idea that stories can be told differently, and this is one of those books you won't mind reading over and over.

My Child Loves This Book

"Bravest Ever Bear" is a clever spin from your ordinary fairy tale. It opens your child's mind up to realize there are different ways of telling a story and it also promotes children to write themselves. My six-year-old daughter laughs out loud at this book, even when she reads it for the 100th time. For my daughter, this book is magic.

Hilarious and Charming.

We LOVED this book - What a wonder sense of humor this author has! It's great take off on some standard fables. Great for children between the ages of 4 & 7.

One of the Best Ever kid's strories I have read

The best thing about this book for me was the fact that I, as an adult, could enjoy it as much as the children. It is totally different to any other children's book I have read. I found it to be witty, charming, and imaginative. The story sounds like something thought up by a parent and young child, with ideas from both, and some teasing from the parent. Altogether a great read, and something I would definitely reccommend to young readers