Bear Dance

by Chris Riddell

When Jack Frost brings gray winter to a forest where it has always been summer, a young girl brings sunlight back by engaging Mr. Frost in a vigorous Bear Dance.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

1 pages, Hardcover

Published August 7, 1990

About the author

Chris Riddell was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was an Anglican priest and a member of the ANC. The family moved to England in 1963, when Riddell was one year old, and he spent his childhood in a number of different locations, as his father moved between parishes. Both of Riddell's parents continued to be active in the anti-apartheid movement.

Chris Riddell is an internationally acclaimed writer and illustrator whose many awards include the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals—the most prestigious prize for illustration in the UK. He is the creator of more than one hundred books for all ages, including the immensely popular series the Edge Chronicles and his latest chapter book series, starring the irrepressible Ottoline Brown, which School Library Journal called "exceptional." Chris lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and three children where he invents his amazing characters in a very tidy shed in his yard.

Reviews

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books from childhood. Katya lives in the forest with her bear friend until one day Jack Frost tries to steal their forest. To save the forest, Katya must dance the bear dance and she swings Frost around the woods until spring. Beautiful illustrations and endearing story with a hint of girl power.

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little girl saves her forest from Jack Frost by dancing with him so much he melts. If that’s not an amazing plot for a story, I don’t know what is.