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| Author | Nick Bland |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Nick Bland |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Published | 2008 (Scholastic Australia) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 24 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781741691344 |
| OCLC | 233284293 |
The Very Cranky Bear is a 2008 Children's picture book by Nick Bland. It is about four animal friends, Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep, who enter a cave to get out of a rainstorm and disturb a bear.
A review in Publishers Weekly of The Very Cranky Bear wrote "Using a singsong rhyme scheme and a comically bumbling animal cast, Bland (The Runaway Hug) playfully introduces the concepts of consideration and respect in a story first published in Australia in 2008", [1] and Kirkus Reviews called it "Good, not-so-cranky fun." [2]
The Very Cranky Bear has also been reviewed by CM: Canadian Review of Materials, [3] Booklist , [4] School Library Journal , [4] The Horn Book , [4] and Library Media Connection. [5]
It was the 2012 National Simultaneous Storytime book. [6]
Cranky Bear, a theatrical adaption of The Very Cranky Bear, has been made by Patch Theatre. [7] [8]
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