The Bear and the Fly

by Paula Winter

A bear tries to catch a fly with disastrous results.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

28 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Emma Sunderman]

Dad bear is the villain of this story. Period. Terrible care of family and no manners upon mistakes. Fly is fine.

[Hannah Morrison]

Picture books without any words are an awesome way to allow students to "author" their own stories with illustrative help. Although this could not really be used as a read aloud, students can take a picture walk and decide what they would write as the author.

[Amy]

We watched this story play out on video via Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD and we were NOT impressed. The Daddy Bear attempts to get rid of the fly during dinner, but his swatting abilities and aim ends up hurting his entire family. My daughter was mildly traumatized by this and the video of it was quite violent for a toddler story. Do not recommend it :(

[Kathy]

I “read” this to my son repeatedly years ago. We loved it & laughed hysterically every time. Highly recommended.

[Yycdaisy]

The Scholastic video of this book is also worth seeing.

[Kyle]

This book is sick.

[Jeff Salzberger]

This is the funniest book I have ever read. While trying to read it to my little brother in the '80s, I almost passed out from laughing so hard.

[Sarah Sammis]

Odd wordless picture book about a father bear trying to swat a fly who interrupts a family meal. The book includes word bubble stickers to add text to the illustrations.

[Hal Johnson]

AKA Why Does Bear R. Run Amok?

(I realize this is obscure, but someday someone will understand and it will all be worth it.)

[Sam]

I would expect this to have a divided audience. Some will enjoy the humor in it and some won't.