Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas! (Benjamin Bear)

by Philippe Coudray (Author) Philippe Coudray (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Benjamin Bear
Knitting a sheep a sweater? Visiting a fish's underwater house? Soaring down a staircase on a square-wheeled bicycle? These could only be the predicaments of beloved character Benjamin Bear! Our favorite fuzzy friend returns with a whole new set of problems to solve--but when it comes to Benjamin Bear, the solutions may cause just as much trouble.
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Starred Review
This book rewards what six-year-olds are already good at (scrutiny), encourages a new skill (reading), and enlarges the imagination (heaven).

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Honing a well-rounded sense of humor may be just as important as any other aspect of childhood learning, and you'll find no finer choice for that than the ingenious exploits of this very clever bear.
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K-Gr 2--Each page is a new comic-book adventure with hilarious Benjamin Bear, his companion Rabbit, and many other forest friends. Kids will laugh out loud at Benjamin as he solves problems in zany, often misguided, ways. Sure to get a giggle: Rabbit bets him that he can't bring him a squirrel so Benjamin uproots the whole tree and carries it to his friend. The artwork was created using India ink and colored digitally to excellent effect; the animals' expressions are perfectly rendered and the pictures are sometimes the whole story, in a couple of wordless comics. A funny, smart little book that is definitely interesting enough to hold the attention of reluctant readers.--Alison Donnelly, Collinsville Memorial Public Library, IL

Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Philippe Coudray
Phillipe Coudray loves drawing comics and working with his twin brother Jean-Luc, who is also a humorist. Philippe's books are often used in the schools of France, his home country, where Benjamin Bear's French cousin, Barnabé, has won many prizes. In the US, Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking was nominated for an Eisner Award.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781935179221
Lexile Measure
320
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Toon Books
Publication date
March 20, 2013
Series
Benjamin Bear
BISAC categories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Bears
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Cartoons and comics

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