OLD BEAR

by Jane Hissey ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 27, 1986

Some well-loved toys mount a rescue effort to retrieve Old Bear from the attic, where he was stored because the children were too rough and he needed somewhere safe till they got a little older. Reaching the ceiling trapdoor is a challenge. Duck, Rabbit, Bramwell Brown and Little Bear try stacking books, stacking themselves, and climbing the philodendron before solving the problem with the help of a toy airplane and handkerchief parachutes. Their gentle persistence and cooperation, expressed in economical, lucid language with a glint of humor and the cadence of real speech, are rewarded by reunion with a grateful if dusty Old Bear, who's found reading old books. Hissey's lovingly depicted toys are as gentle and unsentimental as her text. Old Bear, especially, is a threadbare treasure; the group drawing close in the joy of reunion makes a touching portrait. A book that should be treasured as long as all the old bears.

Pub Date: Oct. 27, 1986

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Philomel/Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1986

Categories: CHILDREN'S