Bears Don't Read!

Bears Don't Read! Synopsis

That's just silly! said his sister. Bears don't read! George isn't happy doing the usual bear things like chatting and fishing. But what else is there? Then one day, he finds a book beneath a tree and knows...More than anything he wants to learn to read! But, arriving in town, George soon discovers that it's not easy to be a bear at school! If only he could find someone to teach him the alphabet and change his life forever...Perhaps a little girl called Clementine can help?

An exquisite feel-good story of determination and friendship - sure to encourage a lifelong love of books.

Bears Don't Read! Reader Reviews

Kids love to read and share books from an early age and so in addition to our Lovereading expert opinion some of the younger members of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title.

• Eleanor, age 2 and Mummy - 'Bright and colourful with lots to look at and talk about on every page...It kept her captivated from start to finish.' Read full review >
  
• Tracey Stanley & Finley Mcmaster, age 3 - 'can not help being impressed with the beautiful illustrations and the detail in the drawings...A story that shows the joy of reading.' Read full review >
  
• Aoife Harrison, age 5 - 'I really liked the bits when the guards came and I liked the pictures most. It was a funny book. I would really like to read more of them.' Read full review >
  
• Evie Meredith, age 5 - 'Fantastic, funny read! We loved it!' Read full review >
• Emma Johnson, age 4 - 'I loved this book! I really liked the bit where the police surrounded the bear and the pictures are great.' Read full review >
• Emma’s mum - 'This was a lovely book to share...The illustrations are beautiful and make the story come to life.' Read full review >
• James McNichol, age 4 - 'On the surface Bears Don’t Read! is a story about George who wants to learn how to read, but look a little deeper and it is so much more.'  Read full review >

The Good Book Guide Review

George is different from other bears. He thinks there is more to life than fishing and chatting. One day he finds a book, and decides to go to town in order to find someone to teach him to read. This is a charming story about a bear who thinks deeply about things. The gentle text is accompanied by Emma Chichester Clark’s delightful and distinctive illustrations. (Ages 3-7)

Bears Don't Read! Press Reviews

Praise for 'Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo!'

'[One of] the best books to deal with your child's pre-school nerves  The Telegraph

Praise for 'Alice in Wonderland':

This is a real Alice for the present day, but nonetheless one it is easy to image living the extraordinary adventure Lewis Carroll wrote for her. Quentin Blake

Praise for 'Melrose and Croc':

'Full of bright detail, this is a picture book young readers could well dream about as being the next best thing to entering its pages.'  The Independent

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All versions of this book

ISBN: 9780007425198
Publication date: 26/02/2015
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780007425181
Publication date: 25/09/2014
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback

Book Information

About Emma Chichester Clark

Emma Chichester Clark studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She has worked as a freelance illustrator for various magazines including New Scientist, Cosmopolitan and The Sunday Times, for publishers and advertising agencies as well as teaching art for several years, and has also illustrated numerous book jackets.  In 1988 she won the Mother Goose Award for her first book, Listen to This!, an anthology compiled by Laura Cecil. She also won the Kate Greenaway medal in 1988. Since then, she has become internationally known, illustrating ...

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