The Very Cranky Bear
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| Author | Nick Bland |
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| Illustrator | Nick Bland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Published | 2008 (Scholastic Australia) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 24 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781741691344 |
| OCLC | 233284293 |
The Very Cranky Bear is a 2008 children's picture book by Nick Bland.[1] It is about four animal friends, Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep, who enter a cave to get out of a rainstorm and disturb a bear.
- 2008, Australia, Scholastic Australia, ISBN 9781741691344
- 2009, United Kingdom, Hodder Childrens, ISBN 9780340989432
- 2011, Canada, Scholastic, ISBN 9781443107853
- 2014, USA, Orchard Books, ISBN 9780545612692
- 2020, Italy, as "Orso che broncio!", Caissa Italia, ISBN 9788867290963
Reception
A review in Publishers Weekly of The Very Cranky Bear wrote "Using a singsong rhyme scheme and a comically bumbling animal cast, Bland (The Runaway Hug) playfully introduces the concepts of consideration and respect in a story first published in Australia in 2008",[2] and Kirkus Reviews called it "Good, not-so-cranky fun."[3]
The Very Cranky Bear has also been reviewed by CM: Canadian Review of Materials,[4] Booklist,[5] School Library Journal,[5] The Horn Book,[5] and Library Media Connection.[6]
It was the 2012 National Simultaneous Storytime book.[7]
