One night a great big, white polar comes to stay with Tilly. The bear's got black hooked claws and huge yellow teeth; but his white furry coat is warm and soft and Tilly decides he's the cuddliest thing in the whole world. Tilly soon finds out that a big bear can cause big problems - he takes a LOT of looking after! But when she describes the bear's latest antics to her parents they think he's a figment of her imagination - but is he?
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"With all the animated charm of his quiet classic "The Snowman, Briggs has envisioned another magical winter escapade."--Booklist "From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Raymond Briggs was born in Wimbledon Park, South London in 1934. Developing an early interest in illustration, he attended the Wimbledon School of Art at the age of fifteen. After completing a typography course at the Central School of Art, he went on to study at the Slade School of Fine Art.
A passionate proponent of the art of the strip cartoon, Briggs has created many of his best-known books in this format. His is a formidable canon of work, beginning in the late 1950s. Several of his books have been made into highly acclaimed animated films.
In addition to the Kate Greenaway Medal (for the Mother Goose Treasury and Father Christmas), Briggs has also received the Kurt Maschler Award and the Children's Book of the Year Award (for The Man), the British Book Award's Best Illustrated Book of the Year (for Ethel and Ernest) and the Smarties Silver Prize (for Ug).
He lives in Sussex.
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By Fede
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A beautifully illustrated book about the way children mix dreams and real life. The Bear is about a little girl and a mysterious big white bear that becomes her friend. Is the bear an imaginary friend or is it real? The little girl takes care of the big bear and her parents behave as loving parents do, that is, they behave as if the bear were real. The illustrations, with their whites and greys and misty atmospheres, set the dreamy, even slightly unsettling atmosphere of this book.
`The Bear' is not a cheerful sunny book and I think it is more an illustrated book for adults than for children. I loved it for the beautiful illustrations and the sense of kindness and understanding it conveys.
`The Bear' is not a cheerful sunny book and I think it is more an illustrated book for adults than for children. I loved it for the beautiful illustrations and the sense of kindness and understanding it conveys.
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By Nanpam
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My grandson loves being read to and he enjoyed the lovely pictures. A lovely story for a sleepover at nanny's :)
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By jc
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A magical and imaginative book with beautiful illustration and you can get a DVD to go with it. Arrived in good condition in good time for christmas.
By tazzzz
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Book was in great condition like new in fact..was very pleased. My six year old daughter often borrowed it from her school library and is delighted to have a copy of her own ..
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this was a gift sent straight to family is a lovely childrens classic one of my favourites for several years
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A Year Three's View!
A big bear who gets in a little girl's bedroom window?
It can only be The Bear.
Raymond Briggs has won the Kate Greenway award. Read more
It can only be The Bear.
Raymond Briggs has won the Kate Greenway award. Read more
Published on 30 May 2011 by Miss Pickles
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The Bear by Raymond Briggs
EXCELLENT BOOK IN CRAYON FORM PICTURES TELLING THE TENDER AND AMUSING TALE OF THR BEAR IN TILLY'S HOUSE!TILLY TRIES TO MAKE THE BEAR FEEL COMFORTABLE, BUT ITS NOT EASY...! Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2005
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