The Everywhere
Bear by
Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb (Pan Macmillan) HC RRP $
24.99 ISBN 9781447280736
Reviewed
by Ramona Davey
As
an aspiring writer, Julia Donaldson’s new book The Everywhere Bear is my new
favourite picture book. As a trained
primary teacher the subject is obvious and I can only wonder how this hadn’t
been done before. Every preschool or kindy class has a bear that gets shared
around week by week by each child and this is the tale in Everywhere Bear.
As
the cleverly written rhyming text explains:
The Everywhere Bear has a home on a
shelf
But he doesn’t spend very much time by
himself.
For each boy and girl in the class is
a friend
And he goes home with one of them
every weekend.
Despite this, Everywhere Bear gets lost and goes to more places than he expected. The reader
will follow his journey wondering if the bear will ever make it back to class.
Rebecca
Cobb’s child-like watercolour and pencil crayon style illustrations make the
perfect match for Julia Donaldson’s text. Rebecca and Julia have teamed up
before with their book Paper Dolls if you wish to see more of their
collaborations.
As
a mentor text for rhyming writers, this picture book reads with ease and is worth studying.
The Everywhere Bear
is perfect for the 3-6 year old that has looked forward to taking home the class
bear. It covers the themes of loss, sharing and caring for a much loved
toy.
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