We're Going On a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen Reviews

My daughter received 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' for her third birthday in May and it's still her favourite bedtime read. With the beautiful illustrations and catchy, repetitive verse it will be a children's favourite for many years to come. The book centres on a family of five, looking for an adventure (and a bear!), across the ...  Read the complete review

Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury Winner of the smarties book prize Highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal My daughter received this book for her 2nd Christmas and I must admit I was delighted. At last a book that i could enjoy as much as my daughter! The story is very repetitive which is great ...  Read the complete review

This is a popular story with young children mainly because of the repetitive style in which it is a written and the beautiful illustrations. The story follows a dad and his three children as they go out to hunt for a bear. On their way they encounter various obstacles that they have to go through whilst on their hunt, with each ...  Read the complete review

This book was a firm favourite of my wife's when she was a little girl, and so we nostalgically bought it for our two year old. I'd never seen it before, and I have to say I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. The story tells about a family that go on a walk, which they call a bear hunt. They walk through a variety of tough weather ...  Read the complete review

Story time has always been a favourite part of the day with both of my children. My 18 month old baby boy gets excited when he knows we are going to read as he loves having his books read with him and enjoys looking at them himself. Before I was pregnant with my son I worked in the primary school that my daughter attended I was mostly ...  Read the complete review

My son was sent some money last week for an easter egg. We knew he have tonnes of chocolate so we decided to add to his book collection instead. At the moment WH Smith have a 3 for 2 offer on all childrens books so I spent hours deciding which ones to pick up whilst Noah ran wild around the shop and Elijah got extremely agitated in the pram. When ...  Read the complete review

We're Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury ***What's it all about? *** This really is a book for keeps and my children loved to read it especially on a cold winter's day, snuggled up under a blanket or a duvet. Teacher's also love it as there is plenty of mileage that can be gained in terms of covering ...  Read the complete review

This book has been a favourite of mine since I became a primary teacher over ten years ago. In fact I can recite the book off by heart. It is a lovely repetitive rhyme that all children can join in with long before they learn to read. There is a mixture of black and white and colour illustrations. Synopsis - A family go out ...  Read the complete review

If you don't know this story - where have you been? This book is a classic and will be heard throughout the land being read in schools, homes and libraries. This is a firm favourite with my 19 month old little boy, he loves the repetitive nature of the story and has begun to predict what comes next in the repetitive text! The story ...  Read the complete review

I love reading this book to young children as it is a really fun story to both read and listen to. The story itself is about a family taking an adventure to go and find a bear. The story is very lyrical and is near-enough a song making it perfect for younger children as they try to join in. There are also many actions that ...  Read the complete review

This book is a rhyming story that i remember my mum teaching to my sister and I when we were little. It has really stood the test of time-I was amazed when, on a visit to my aunts house she whipped a copy of the book out and read it to my then 2 year old daughter. I had never actually seen the book although i knew the poem story, and it mesmirised ...  Read the complete review

This has been a firm favourite with my family since my little boy began pre-school four years ago. We were introduced to it via a collage that the children had done featuring all the elements of the story and we soon brought our own copy and many other extras to go with the story. We basically have a repeating tale about a young family ...  Read the complete review

Books, books and more books. With the exception of my hubby, we are a family of readers. I was raised with a love of the written word, and I have tried, and thankfully succeeded to pass on to my two girls, the sheer joy of slipping into the fantasy world of a book. Ever since they were small I have read to them, and now they are ...  Read the complete review

'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' is a lovely story book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Essentially it tells the story of a family (Dad and three children) going to look for a bear. this is not an easy task as they have to go through grass, a river, a forest, mud and a snowstorm until eventually thet arrive at a cave where they find a bear. They ...  Read the complete review

***The Background*** Michael Rosen is the author of this fantastic book, which won the Smarties book prize in 1989. He has written many other children's books and has a knack of making them sound poetic and lyrical in just the right way to keep children enthralled right to the end. Helen Oxenbury is the illustrator on this ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my favourite books EVER; excellent for reading aloud, and children love it. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? There is not much of a plot; the skill is in the absolute poetic simplicity of the text. Whe I first read it I thought "I could write this" and when I recognised the complexity of it realised…"maybe ...  Read the complete review

I want to share with you our favourite family book. We?re going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen has held the number 1 position as my 2 year olds favourite since he was given it as a present for his first birthday. My other son also loves to read this to his little brother (far too big to admit to enjoying it himself)! This book also passes the ...  Read the complete review

As all parents know kids are strange infuriating creatures especially between the ages of 2-5. One way in which this strangeness manifests itself is in their fixation with particular items that will send parents slowly but surely insane. Sometimes as was the case with my oldest son, it can be an old moth eaten red T-shirt that they have to sleep ...  Read the complete review

We are going on a bear hunt , author Michael Rosen illustrator Helen Oxenbury Yesterday I read this story to my class and thought they got so much enjoyment from it I would tell you about it. I love reading stories. This is one of my favourites Let me tell you of the story first. The story is about a ...  Read the complete review

I’m absolutely shattered – I’ve yomped through a vast grassy meadow, waded through a wide, fast-flowing river, squelched my way through a massive swathe of mud, fought my way through a dark, tangly forest and battled through a heavy snow storm. FIVE TIMES. No, I’m not some crazy, outdoors obsessed rambler. No no. ...  Read the complete review