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We're Going on a Bear Hunt Paperback – Picture Book, January 1, 2003

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Beloved for more than 30 years, this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrates the joys of an afternoon outdoors with family.

We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.

Will you come too? Join a father and his four young children as they cross a field of tall, wavy grass, wade through a deep, cold river, struggle through swampy mud, find their way through a big, dark forest, fight through a whirling snowstorm, and enter finally enter a narrow, gloomy cave. What will they find there? You’ll have to read on to find out!

For more than thirty years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this timeless story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can share this entertaining paperback picture book!

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Michael Rosen, an English poet, scriptwriter, broadcaster, and performer, has been writing for children since 1970. He lives in London with his wife and five children.

Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alladin Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 36 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689853491
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689853494
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 280L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.2 x 11 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #28,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #207 in Children's Bear Books (Books)
- #707 in Children's Classics
- #1,309 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books)

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Customers consider this book a favorite from their childhood, with beautiful illustrations done in light natural colors and a story that takes readers on an exciting adventure. The book is highly recommended for toddlers, featuring rhyme and repetition that makes it easy for children to memorize and follow along. Customers appreciate its durability, with one noting it stands up to active toddlers, and enjoy making sounds and actions as they read.

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453 customers mention "Book love"444 positive9 negative

Customers love this book, describing it as a delightful and classic favorite from childhood that can be read daily.

"I work with kids of early ages. I think the best part of this timeless book is that reading could bring out a lot of animation, playback sounds, etc...." Read more

"This is our favorite rock and read book! So entertaining and fun. My girls love it!" Read more

"Such a cute book to read to the kids." Read more

"This is a classic! I gave this book as part of a baby shower present. Definitely a good addition to any child’s library." Read more

298 customers mention "Fun story"293 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy this story book, which takes readers on an exciting adventure. One customer notes that it keeps children engaged until the very end.

"...It keeps them hooked on story till the very end. They always pick this book for reading over and over. Classic book for a reason!" Read more

"This is our favorite rock and read book! So entertaining and fun. My girls love it!" Read more

"One of my favorite stories to read, act out, & sing as a preschool teacher of 20 yrs...." Read more

"...We’ve read it probably hundreds of times. It inspires so much play as well. He loves to go on pretend bear hunts and repeat “I’m not scared!”" Read more

194 customers mention "Book for children"194 positive0 negative

Customers find this book wonderful for children, particularly toddlers, as it gets them excited for book time and serves as a great way to help them learn to read. The interactive story with repetition makes it engaging for young readers.

"...Kids really get involved in how the story progressing. It keeps them hooked on story till the very end...." Read more

"...Definitely a good addition to any child’s library." Read more

"I work at a preschool and the toddlers love this book...." Read more

"I had so much fun reading this book and playacting with my young sons. Now they have children of their own to whom I am reading it! Its timeless." Read more

121 customers mention "Illustrations"117 positive4 negative

Customers love the illustrations in this book, which are done in light natural colors and feature a beautiful pop-up design.

"...I think the best part of this timeless book is that reading could bring out a lot of animation, playback sounds, etc...." Read more

"...Making the story interacitve & enjoying the pictures together is exceptionally fun!!" Read more

"...It is a pop up, and it’s beautiful, but I’m just worried it will be fragile...." Read more

"Love the illustrations in it. It's a daily read in our house!" Read more

100 customers mention "Sturdiness"84 positive16 negative

Customers find the book well-made and durable, with one customer noting that the sliding parts are sturdy enough and another mentioning that it stands up to active toddlers.

"Sturdy book and actually good size— good quality overall. My toddler and I love reading this book. We get animated while reading it...." Read more

"...I love that it's a board book, so it stands up to an active toddler. I never have to worry about her damaging the book." Read more

"...It's very sturdy as well so now we don't have to worry about the baby (or toddler) ripping the pages." Read more

"...This book is huge! And it’s a thick sturdy board book!..." Read more

92 customers mention "Repetition"85 positive7 negative

Customers appreciate the book's repetitive language and rhyme scheme, noting that children enjoy reciting parts of it while reading.

"One of my favorite stories to read, act out, & sing as a preschool teacher of 20 yrs...." Read more

"This CD has a lot of word play, lovely vocabulary (just like the book) and lots of instructions to follow. It is very participatory...." Read more

"...It's so fun to read, to make it big and scary or funny and silly... it's all how you read it per the kid or the day...." Read more

"Love this book! Super easy to read, and I found my kids often reciting it by memory when looking through the book." Read more

61 customers mention "Sound quality"54 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy the book's sound quality, with its fun-to-make sounds and great cadence that encourages children to create sounds and participate in the reading experience.

"...timeless book is that reading could bring out a lot of animation, playback sounds, etc. Kids really get involved in how the story progressing...." Read more

"...The rhyme, the pictures, the sound effects, everything about this book just comes together magically and wonderfully. I highly recommend it." Read more

"...She really loved the pages with the sounds and would giggle and laugh whenever we read them to her...." Read more

"...The adventure is full of sounds, colors, anticipation, and excitement!..." Read more

31 customers mention "Memory retention"27 positive4 negative

Customers find the book effective for memory retention, with children easily memorizing the story and following along with its repetitive nature.

"...of word play, lovely vocabulary (just like the book) and lots of instructions to follow. It is very participatory...." Read more

"...Simple enough they can finish the sentence for you and a book that get's asked to be read over and over. Hands down favorite in our family...." Read more

"...with the excitement and adventure that I remember and always brings back wonderful memories." Read more

"...It quickly became the last book we read every night. Lovely memories and a great buy for someone building up their nursery book collection." Read more

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Saguaro
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
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I work with kids of early ages. I think the best part of this timeless book is that reading could bring out a lot of animation, playback sounds, etc. Kids really get involved in how the story progressing. It keeps them hooked on story till the very end. They always pick this book for reading over and over. Classic book for a reason!

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Cynthia Bosman
Favorite rock and read
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
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This is our favorite rock and read book! So entertaining and fun. My girls love it!

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Worth it
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
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Such a cute book to read to the kids.

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Perfect for Toddlers!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
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One of my favorite stories to read, act out, & sing as a preschool teacher of 20 yrs. Now that I'm a grandmother I get to enjoy reading the story to my grandchild~ always is requested by her when we get together. Making the story interacitve & enjoying the pictures together is exceptionally fun!!

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Lisa
Classic board book
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
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This is a classic! I gave this book as part of a baby shower present. Definitely a good addition to any child’s library.

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Hannah Whelihan
Must have book
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
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My 2.5 year old LOVES this book. We’ve read it probably hundreds of times. It inspires so much play as well. He loves to go on pretend bear hunts and repeat “I’m not scared!”

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Susie J
Great illustrations, memorable text
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
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I highly recommend this book for reading together with young children.

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E. Cook
OK for older child
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2004
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This CD has a lot of word play, lovely vocabulary (just like the book) and lots of instructions to follow. It is very participatory.

In short, it's not a terrific toddler CD. It's simply too complicated. I think a toddler might enjoy the CD if you played it while looking at the book together. (I'm planning on getting the book to find out.) But, don't count on being able to pop it into your car's CD to entertain your two year old... unless he or she is already enamored with the story.

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- Who is old enough to follow somewhat abstract instructions. For example, the CD asks kids to "Move your hands to show what the following words might look like. Over. Under. Back. Up the stairs..."
- Who has enough attention span to enjoy an oral story on it's own right
- Or, who is already very familiar with the story and loves it!

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Hoofboy
Quick under the duvet!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2012
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Beautifully simple book that my 2 year old loves. The pictures are simple but perfectly suited to the story and the premise of a hunt is simple but teaches routines, order and gets kids up and on their feet. The actions that you can make up or see on youtube really enthuse youngsters and I've used this many times in school for reception classes to KS3 SEN pupils who really get a kick out of joining in with the storytelling. Add to that the possibilities for creative arts, kids making there own pictures/models and prints of the river/forest and bear etc...a winner every time.

Additional: Have recently been accepted on to a teacher training course having used this story in my interview with a group of Year 4s. We couldn't use the book, but had to memorise the story and justify our use of our chosen story. This story teaches order and sequencing and uses repetition of rhyme. The kids loved it, (even mentioned that in class they can do extension work such as their own pictures of the 'squelchy mud', acting and role plays etc). It grabbed their attention and the chase home up the stairs and under the duvet followed by a plenary review is one thing that really impressed the panel. If you haven't already used this in the classroom...I'd ask why not.

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KGP
Classic bedtime book
Reviewed in Singapore on June 11, 2024
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Even older kids enjoy this book

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C.L.
Toll für den Englischunterricht!
Reviewed in Germany on January 26, 2015
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Ein ganz tolles Buch, das sich durch seine rhythmischen Wiederholungen, einen überschaubaren Wortschatz, die Möglichkeit es mit viel Mimik und Gestik zu begleiten und hier vor allem durch das Großßformat hervorragend für den Einsatz im Klassenraum eignet.

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読んでいて楽しい！
Reviewed in Japan on March 7, 2016
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1歳2ヶ月の子に購入しました。
白黒のページとカラーのページが交互にあり、繰り返しや擬音語が楽しく、読んで満足する長さの本です。
この年齢の子に読み聞かせるには文章が長いので、どんどんページをめくられてしまいますが、最後のクマから逃げるシーンを畳み掛けるように読むのが楽しいようで何度も「読んで」とねだられました。

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Jessica
Beautiful board book!
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2021
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Without product photos, I had no idea the board book would have such beautiful gold foil edges! It also has a nice thick cover that extends past the edges of the board pages (not a given with all board books).

I discovered this story through the TV show "Maid" and am so grateful to have such a sweet bedtime book for my (very young) baby, who seems to enjoy the repetition. I can definitely see it becoming a long-term favourite.

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Beautiful board book!

Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2021
Without product photos, I had no idea the board book would have such beautiful gold foil edges! It also has a nice thick cover that extends past the edges of the board pages (not a given with all board books).

I discovered this story through the TV show "Maid" and am so grateful to have such a sweet bedtime book for my (very young) baby, who seems to enjoy the repetition. I can definitely see it becoming a long-term favourite.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quick under the duvet!

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic bedtime book

5.0 out of 5 stars Toll für den Englischunterricht!

5.0 out of 5 stars 読んでいて楽しい！

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Toll für den Englischunterricht!

読んでいて楽しい！

Beautiful board book!