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Big Bear Hug

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Big Bear Hug

by Nicholas Oldland
Illustrator: Nicholas Oldland

Kids Can Press | September 1, 2009 | Hardcover

A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who''s that he''s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn''t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest. The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Great Book by Canadian Author

    Alison Francis

    2 years ago

    One of my new favorites, this book is a great addition to your library, especially for teachers. The clever illustrations and simple humor would be appropriate for any age, and the content is easy to connect with social studies, language arts, or science! A charming way to discuss our environment, emotions, and interactions.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Great for Grades K-2

    Lady Knight

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    2 years ago

    A cute book by a Canadian author. Bear loves everything so much that he has to hug everyone and everything (the startled looks on the animals faces are priceless), but he loves to hug trees most of all. One day as he is trying to hug a beaver and a tree at the same time, Bear notices a man with an axe. Intrigued Bear follows the man to the biggest tree in the forest, and thinks that the man must love trees too. To his horror the man starts to chop down his beloved tree. Bear tries to eat the man, but realizes that he is not the kind of Bear that eats humans, so instead he gives the man a big bear hug. Terrified the man runs off and Bear is left to comfort the tree.

    Simple and has a pro-ecological message.

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A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who''s that he''s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn''t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest. The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

About the Author

Nicholas Oldland earned a degree in fine arts at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, and enjoyed success as a commercial artist and filmmaker before taking up the role of creative director at Hatley, a popular apparel company. Big Bear Hug is his first picture book.

Nicholas Oldland earned a degree in fine arts at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, and enjoyed success as a commercial artist and filmmaker before taking up the role of creative director at Hatley, a popular apparel company. Big Bear Hug is his first picture book.

Hardcover

32 Pages, 8 x 8 x 0.5 in

September 1, 2009

Kids Can Press

English


155453464X
9781554534647

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Oldland's rustic-styled digital artwork looks like a hip flannel pajama print ... and his pictures play sly comic foil to the earnest text.

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