

The scale of the pictures and the ease with which the text can be shouted aloud make this ideal for families or groups to share. Readers accustomed to her board books will find a different style here, of puddled colors and sweeps of light and shadow. The design of the oversized volume alternates black-and-white drawings with gorgeous full-color watercolor paintings, which Oxenbury uses to wonderful effect. It's a fantastic journey-was it real or imagined?-with the family's actions (and interaction) adding to the trip a goodnatured, jolly mood.

Oh, no! / We've got to go through it!'' The family skids down a grassy slope, swishes across a river, sludges through mud and, of course, finally sees the bear, who chases them all back to their home. What a beautiful day! / We're not scared.
There's an animated short based on the book itself.This is because the words are adapted from an old folk song. When Michael talks about the book, he never says that he wrote it, he says that he helped make it.There is a reference to We're Going on a Bear Hunt in the Nintendo 3DS games Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon as well as Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, an NPC in the game sings "We're going on a berry hunt, We're going to find a big one!".We're Going on a Bear Hunt reference in Pokemon Sun & Pokemon Moon. Stumble, trip! Stumble, trip! Stumble, trip!Ī snowstorm! A swirling whirling snowstorm. Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Were Going on a Bear Hunt: Activity Fun Book - Michael Rosen - Google Books Join in all the fun of the bear hunt with this fabulous activity book, based on the classic picture book. Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! *choo-chum, chum, chum, chum, choo-chum, chum, chum, chum*
