Create and Craft - Bears

January 2022

Bears of all kinds

The very cranky bear by Nick Bland  

The Very Cranky Bear

by Nick Bland

In the jingle jangle jungle on a wet and windy day, four little friends meet a very cranky bear. Can they cheer him up?

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Bear and chook by the sea by Lisa Shanahan and Emma Quay  

Bear & Chook by the sea

by Lisa Shanahan and Emma Quay

Bear is a dreamer. Chook just wants the quiet life. But with a best friend like Bear, he s got absolutely no chance of getting it!

In a follow up to the delightful BEAR AND CHOOK, the two lovable characters continue their adventures in BEAR AND CHOOK BY THE SEA.

Bear and Chook are unexpected friends. Bear still likes adventure and Chook would still much rather have the quiet life! One day they decide to go and visit the sea. Chook is worried that they don t know the way and will get lost, but Bear is confident they will find it just around the pond, under the bridge, through the forest and over the mountain! 

A wonderfully warm read-aloud story about the dreamers in life and those who wish they d sometimes keep their feet more firmly on the ground.

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Bear in space by Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall  

Bear in space

by Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

Bear is different. When he dreams of going into space, the other bears laugh. But Bear has plans to change his world, one space adventure at a time. In space he feels at home, but also alone, until something extraordinary happens. He discovers just how far he can go with someone by his side. A richly imagined story that celebrates difference, self-belief and the way friendship and acceptance can empower someone to build a better world

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We're going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury  

We're going on a bear hunt

by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

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Archie and the bear by Zanni Louise and David Mackintosh  

Archie and the bear

by Zanni Louise and David Mackintosh

Archie is a bear, not a boy in a bear suit. He meets a bear, who claims to be a boy, not a bear in a boy suit. The two spend the day together, teaching each other about being bears and being boys -- pretend or otherwise.

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We have a Create & Craft video for a craft to compliment these books.

For this craft you will need:

 

Directions:

  • Cut out the template
  • Cut the brown crepe paper into small squares
  • Cover the template in glue and stick on the small pieces of crepe paper
  • Stick on the moving eyes
  • Scrunch some of the crepe paper and glue to the ears
  • Colour in the bear’s nose Measure around your head and cut the ribbon/tape and attach to the bear hat.
  • Enjoy!

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