Mr Bear Gets Alarmed

After Happily Ever After

by Tony Bradman, Sarah Warburton (Illustrator)

The three bears deal with the psychological aftermath of their home invasion  Mr Bear is a worrier, and after the Goldilocks break-in, he can't stop being anxious. So, he installs a state-of-the-art alarm system, with all sorts of lights and motion sensors and codes, and he insists that Mrs Bear and Baby Bear use it at all times—but it soon gets too much when he starts worrying about what might happen to his family outside the home, too. There's no other option—Mrs Bear has to take matters into her own hands. Can she help Mr Bear to realize that he can't control everything?

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

TONY BRADMAN graduated from Cambridge University and worked in journalism for many years as an editor and reviewer. Now a full-time author, he has produced several successful anthologies for young readers for Random House Children's Books, including three focusing exclusively on football: the FOOTBALL FEVER titles.

Reviews

[carrietracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book, the bear family (particularly Mr. Bear) is a bit shaken up in the aftermath of Goldilocks’s home invasion. He’s having trouble sleeping and his worrying is all consuming. Trying to regain a sense of safety he turns to an alarm system. While it initially feels reassuring to Mr. Bear, he soon finds many alarm-related things to worry about as well! Who might find the code? When it goes off, is it a false alarm or real? Poor Mr. Bear. Luckily, Mrs. Bear manages to help him through his troubles.

This was a fun twist on the Goldilocks tale and very modern in sensibility. I think readers will find it enjoyable and humorous. The end comes with a few questions for the reader and writing prompts should teachers wish to use them.

Age Recommendation: Grades K- 3. This is on a second grade reading level, but I believe it would be very much well received by very young advanced readers up through third grade.

[Ozan Yunus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr Bear Gets Alarmed is part of a collection of an excellent series of books that i have found are funny and well written. In this episode Mr Bear can not stop worrying after Goldilocks broke into their house and therfore packs his house with the latest state of the art burglar alarms but nothing seems good enough. The book is packed full of illustrations which helps the reader paint a picture of the worries Mr Bear is going through. It is ideal for children 5+.

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended by MRL for me to read. Tis my book 42 of 2011 - aim 133 books in 2011.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this one ok. It is not as funny as some of the others in the series but still interesting.