Nothing Can Frighten a Bear by Elizabeth Dale, Paula Metcalf
Published by Nosy Crow on January 2nd 2018
ISBN: 0763696277
Pages: 32
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A family of bears (mom, dad, Grace, Ben and baby) settle down for the night. Baby awakens when he hears a noise – a ROAR! It must be a MONSTER! Unable to sleep until he knows what made the noise, the entire bear family sets out to look for monsters! With the refrain” nothing can frighten a bear” they continue to hunt for the noise and the reader sees that one by one a member of the bear family disappears until it is just baby and dad. When they turn around and discover mom and siblings are gone, they think maybe there is a monster and they are next!

Large illustrations of mixed media add to the atmosphere of a monster hunt at night. Will dad (and reader) figure out what happened to the family and is there indeed a monster on the prowl.

The text lends itself to exposing the listeners to counting and the emotions of being scared, afraid, and excited about what will happen next. It is a good read aloud and invites the reader to experience feelings they all have- the monster in the room!

Reviewed by Kathy George, Gray Public Library, Gray, Maine