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Ginger Bear
by
Mini Grey
Any child who loves cookies will enjoy this inventive tale of Ginger Bear, a cookie in the shape of a bear, who sets out to avoid being eaten. As she did with Traction Man Is Here! and The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Mini Grey has created a totally original book that is fun to read and fun to look at.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 12th 2007
by Random House Children's Books
(first published 2004)
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I love the illustrations and typefacing in this book. The story is cute too.
This is not the kind of book you would read to a group, it's the kind with a lot going on the pictures and text going all over the place...not the kind of picture book I usually like. But I love this one anyway. It's whimsical with terrific pictures. What happens when Ginger Bear comes to life and want to make new friends? He MAKES new friends - what a mess!
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Recommends it for:
cookie lovers, those who make inanimate objects talk
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Not quite as funny as Traction Man, Ginger Bear is still an odd and endearing character who takes her role as a cookie seriously. When she decides to "make friends," she literally makes them -- out of flour and butter and sugar! Mini Grey remains adept at using pattern and mixed media in her illustrations.
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Maybe it's because I've never met a cookie I didn't like, but I really enjoyed this book. I laughed at Ginger Bear literally making new friends. The cookie circus made me smile. And I loved that even though "the life of a cookie is usually short and sweet" Ginger Bear finds a safe place to be.
It's good, and the PandaBat read it all to herself! Still, it feels like an earlier effort by an artist and writer who will soon be totally awesome. Or am I reading to much into my love for Traction Man and my knowledge of the pub date?
Mini Gray is brilliant and this book, the American version of the same story, Biscuit Bear, is also.
You will never look at cookies quite the same way.
"Bongo the dog liked cookies. (But not in a way that is necessarily good for the cookies.)" Is this not brilliant? Of course it is.
Oh, the drama! The boys love it! Samuel's favorite page is the fantastic cookie circus.
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