No Bears
Written by Meg McKinlay
Illustrated by Leila Rudge
Publisher: Walker Books
ISBN: 978-1-921529-92-4
Summary/Back cover:
Ruby is in charge of this book. And she’ll tell you something right now. There are NO BEARS in it. NOT EVEN ONE.
Review:
Ok, first of all I need to clarify. Ruby is mistaken. There is very definitely a bear in this book. I am not sure if she ignores the bear deliberately or if she is honestly ignorant to the fact she has guardian-angel-type bear lurking around. Either way, there is a bear in this book, despite Ruby going to great pains to point out otherwise.
The book is a story within a story. Ruby narrates as she creates her ideal story ie. one that has NO BEARS in it. The pictures at times tell a slightly different scenario than the one Ruby presents the audience with. The story Ruby makes-up is based on the fairy-tale genre, beginning with “Once upon a time” and ending with “happily ever after” with a princess thrown in for good measure. In the illustrations you’ll also see a few familiar fairy-tale characters.
The fairy-tale element potentially makes this a story more popular with females. I, for example, love this book. I’m pretty sure I love it more than my pre-school boys do, although they do seem to have warmed to it since discovering there is a monster in it.
The illustrations (created digitally) are modern and gorgeous. The pages abound with beautiful patterns in delicious sorbet colours.
My rating: 5 out of 5
Review written by team_s
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