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Polar Bear's Underwear
Polar Bear has lost his underwear! Where could it be? There's only one thing to do: Remove the book's underwear-shaped bellyband to find the missing pair! Is that Polar Bear's underwear? No, it's Zebra's—see the colorful stripes? What about that itty-bitty pair? No, those belong to Butterfly! And so the search continues, with every page revealing an animal in eye-popping undies. This laugh-out-loud, one-of-a-kind novelty book from Japanese design talents tupera tupera will surprise and amuse children and their parents, all while affirming the importance of putting on your underwear.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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July 29, 2017
This forgetful polar bear can't find his underwear..
Hey, wait! Do polar bears wear underwear?
An interesting theory to figure out! But first, you need to solve this polar bear's problem.
This cute little book made me giggle so much.
Recommended for forgetful kids.
Hey, wait! Do polar bears wear underwear?
An interesting theory to figure out! But first, you need to solve this polar bear's problem.
This cute little book made me giggle so much.
Recommended for forgetful kids.
December 30, 2015
We loved this one! Such a fun book. I read it to my daughter and she asked if she could keep it. Great cover and pictures. Find out what happens when bear can't find his underwear.
May 7, 2025
A mouse helps a polar bear look for his underpants. Along the way, little cutouts let the reader guess who might be wearing the other underwear they come across in their search.
Cute and silly.
Cute and silly.
October 11, 2018
Hilarious book about underwear. Guess which animal wears I Love Mice underwear?
December 31, 2016
My five year old finds this an endless source of giggles. It is cute and clever.
August 16, 2017
Like all underwear books, this one is a big hit with my daughter, and the bright photos and fun cutouts make it extra entertaining. I expect that we will end up purchasing this one.
February 6, 2018
Adorable!!!!
January 29, 2024
Delighted both the children and the adults in my storytime this morning
July 18, 2017
This will be a fun one to read to my kindergartners. Any book that mentions underwear sends them into hysterics.
May 10, 2015
Underwear-shaped diecut views help readers predict who the owner will be on the following pages while Polar Bear searches for his own underwear. The surprise ending is both funny and satisfying. Great read aloud for PreK-2.
February 27, 2015
VERY cute book that will definitely get pre-schoolers giggling.
March 6, 2015
Cute! Will try out with my storytime crew.
April 27, 2017
Clever. And, the ending is a magic trick!
July 7, 2018
Fun picture book about underwear. Ends with an inevitable surprise. Creative design of the book includes a pair of cardboard underwear on the actual book.
November 9, 2018
Polar Bear's underwear, so clean and so bright....
Thus ends this lovely, simple, and pretty hilarious picture book.
The premise: Polar Bear has lost his underwear. His friend Mouse suggests that they look for it together. Along the way, they find many pairs of underwear... but they don't find Polar Bear's until the very end (of course).
The genius of the book is in the cut-outs. Every other two-page spread features Polar Bear and Mouse looking at a pair of underwear. They determine quickly that it isn't Polar Bear's.... but whose is it? The cut-out on the right side of the page reveals only the underwear; it's not until you turn the page that the animal wearing the underwear is revealed!
The book ends with a little ditty about Polar Bear's love for his underwear.
Joe and I have now read this book often enough that I could recite it in my sleep. He yells out the answer to each pair of underwear gleefully, and loves helping me sing the ditty at the end. I've renewed the book from the library 4x now, so you could totally say that this is HIGHLY recommended by Joe.
Thus ends this lovely, simple, and pretty hilarious picture book.
The premise: Polar Bear has lost his underwear. His friend Mouse suggests that they look for it together. Along the way, they find many pairs of underwear... but they don't find Polar Bear's until the very end (of course).
The genius of the book is in the cut-outs. Every other two-page spread features Polar Bear and Mouse looking at a pair of underwear. They determine quickly that it isn't Polar Bear's.... but whose is it? The cut-out on the right side of the page reveals only the underwear; it's not until you turn the page that the animal wearing the underwear is revealed!
The book ends with a little ditty about Polar Bear's love for his underwear.
Joe and I have now read this book often enough that I could recite it in my sleep. He yells out the answer to each pair of underwear gleefully, and loves helping me sing the ditty at the end. I've renewed the book from the library 4x now, so you could totally say that this is HIGHLY recommended by Joe.
November 20, 2019
This book is pretty adorable. Little polar bear can't find his underwear and he goes looking for them. A great book for guessing! Plus, kids love to talk about underwear...so yeah, you will get some laughs for this one.
January 7, 2018
Cute and funny
June 24, 2018
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April 4, 2019
Perfect undies tale for storytime!
September 18, 2024
This was hilarious! I loved this book so much! I am definitely purchasing for my daughter when she born:]
September 16, 2019
This was fun to read once.
May 12, 2023
It was as I read this book at my second all-ages storytime of the day that I realized that books about underwear work better for the preschoolers than toddlers, of course, because they're actually wearing underwear.
March 9, 2017
It's a picture book about underwear. How could I not give it 5 stars??
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April 4, 2015Underwear? Really? I wasn't sure at first about this one but it really grew on me and the little ones loved it. So goofy and fun.
The story is about Polar Bear and how he's lost his undies. Perplexed, he and his good friend Mouse begin a search.
What you get are big bright pages in sets. The first page of the set has Mouse and Polar Bear talking about whether what they spy on the next page could be PB's underwear. What children see is a page with a cut out and a bright 'mystery' pattern. One pattern, for example, has different kinds of food; while another has 'I Love Mice'. When you turn the page you get to see who it is.
I particularly like the itty-bitty cutout but kids will have their own favorites.
Besides the fun you can use this book to teach about patterns and to name animals like Pig, Mouse, Cat, Zebra....
A delightful and sturdy book made with thick paper.
~review copy
--sample pages: http://mustreadkidlit.blogspot.com/20...
The story is about Polar Bear and how he's lost his undies. Perplexed, he and his good friend Mouse begin a search.
What you get are big bright pages in sets. The first page of the set has Mouse and Polar Bear talking about whether what they spy on the next page could be PB's underwear. What children see is a page with a cut out and a bright 'mystery' pattern. One pattern, for example, has different kinds of food; while another has 'I Love Mice'. When you turn the page you get to see who it is.
I particularly like the itty-bitty cutout but kids will have their own favorites.
Besides the fun you can use this book to teach about patterns and to name animals like Pig, Mouse, Cat, Zebra....
A delightful and sturdy book made with thick paper.
~review copy
--sample pages: http://mustreadkidlit.blogspot.com/20...
May 4, 2015
Why I liked this book- This is a funny picture book that shows animals walking around in their underwear. Polar Bear has lost his underwear, and can’t remember what it looks like, so he and his friend mouse (wearing red undies) set out to find it! They find lots of underwear, but they all belong to different animals! Seeing what the animals are doing, and the little bit of text about it (for example: Pig’s underwear – “Nom nom nom. It’s Pig’s underwear!” (pig is eating)), will have young kids cracking up! The illustrations are slightly wacky, and will make kids laugh! This book team really makes it work! This is a marvelous picture book!
*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
September 22, 2015
The colorful and creative die-cuts really help make this story. For any fan of underwear books this should be a must read. Cute and clever.
May 22, 2015
while I doubt it will occupy any space in my permanent memory, this book is REALLY fun.
September 25, 2015
Funny story about a polar bear who is looking for his underwear. Perhaps good for a silly storytime or clothing?
August 20, 2016
It's about underwear. Kids will love it. I have a whole underwear themed story time. This will be added.
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