The Bear

Raymond Briggs

Random House Children's Books, Nov 1, 1998 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

What does Tilly do when an enormous bear decides to visit late one night? She tries to make him feel welcome, of course. But an oversized bear in your average-sized house does not make the best of houseguests, and Tilly has to stay on her toes to keep the bear out of trouble. Now in a new paperback edition, with a handy size and price, so even more readers can enjoy this bear of a story.

What people are saying

THE BEAR

User Review  - Jane Doe - Kirkus

Young Tilly wakes to find a gigantic, affectionate polar bear filling her room, nearly, in this oversized thematic soul mate to Briggs's classic The Snowman (1978). Tilly's parents, of course, can't ...

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - ezwicky - LibraryThing

As usual with Raymond Briggs, this is an odd children's books. It's partly about a bear, and adults indulging a child's imagination, and how it's possible to love somebody who's difficult and mourn ...

Contents

• Section 1: 2
• Section 2: 4
• Section 3: 13
• Section 4: 22
• Section 5: 30
• Section 6: 43
• Section 7: 46

About the author

* Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934.  At the age of 15, he  went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist.  But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter.  

* Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student.  During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers.

* After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else.

* Raymond has always found it unf

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Bear; Life Favors
• Author: Raymond Briggs
• Illustrated by: Raymond Briggs
• Edition: reprint, illustrated
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books, 1998
• ISBN: 0679894659, 9780679894650
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Bears; Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams