Don't Call Me Bear!

by Aaron Blabey, Aaron Blabey (Illustrator)

Overview

Koala is NOT a bear! (Or is he?) Find out why Koala is so mad in this new, irresistibly funny picture book from Aaron Blabey, the bestselling creator of Pig the Pug!

"G'day, my name is Warren and I've got something to share... Just because I'm furry DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M A BEAR."Koala is sick of being called the wrong thing. Koalas are NOT bears, and it is time that everyone knows it! Follow this feisty little koala as he explains why he is certainly NOT a bear (and why no one ever seems to believe him).Rich with author-illustrator Aaron Blabey's hysterical text and unforgettably wacky illustrations — plus nonfiction facts woven throughout — Don't Call Me Bear! is a hilarious story about making sure everyone knows exactly who you are!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338360028
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	85,112
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Aaron Blabey has written many well-loved, bestselling books for children. He is the creator of three hugely successful series for children — the New York Times bestselling The Bad Guys, Pig the Pug, and Thelma the Unicorn. The Bad Guys movie released in 2022. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation with Aaron serving as an executive producer on the project.

Editorial Reviews

"Blabey's smoothly rhyming text is set in varying typefaces and fonts to emphasize Warren's vexation . . . Modestly informational and totally fun." — Kirkus Reviews"The Aussie voice is bouncy and the rhyming couplets entertaining . . . Warren's extreme opposition to being referred to as a 'koala bear' will make viewers laugh, and maybe they'll learn something about koalas, too." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksPraise for Pig the Winner:"The goggle-eyed cartoon illustrations are fun, funny, and appealingly grotesque in their exaggerated goofiness, and they are a good match for the rhyming text." — Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Pig the Pug:"Blabey's jaunty rhymes will make for some fun read-alouds." — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2019-05-22
An anguished koala beseeches readers not to confuse koalas with bears.

Warren, a frustrated marsupial, introduces himself and carefully explains the confusion. Yes, he's furry, and yes, the explorer Capt. Cook misidentified his species years ago, but Cook was wrong. Bears live in the U.S., Canada, and the polar regions. "Australia doesn't have bears!" Australia has marsupials such as kangaroos and wombats, emus (which are not chickens), and platypuses (which are not ducks). Blabey's smoothly rhyming text is set in varying typefaces and fonts to emphasize Warren's vexation. Australian terms, such as "chook" for chicken (defined in context) and "bush," meaning a sparsely inhabited region, have been retained in this U.S. edition of a title first published in Australia in 2016. Humorous acrylic paintings feature the koala wearing various types of garb. In a chart of five marsupial species, all wear only tighty whities, guaranteeing giggles. Speech bubbles set on commanding background colors (lime green, deep yellow, ginger orange, light olive, and a deep red) carry the text and will show well to a group of kids who may want to chime in. Observant viewers will notice the crossed-out word in the phrase "koala bear" on a book cover and a toy store sign. When the kangaroo, emu, and platypus point out the obvious—he looks like a bear—he leaves in disgust. Pair with Jackie French and Bruce Whatley's Diary of a Wombat (2003) for an Australian storytime.

Modestly informational and totally fun. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews