By Dave Shelton (author)
"Winner of the Branford Boase award this quirky debut is a perfect mix of words and illustration and a genuinely heartwarming story"
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Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2013, the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013 & the Costa Children's Book Awards 2012
An amazing adventure follows when a boy takes what he thinks will be a short ride in a boat with a boy. But the ride is not a short one… Soon, the boat is in the middle of an empty sea and the bear is struggling with a map and searching the horizon with a telescope. Luckily the boy has brought some food with him as together, the boy and the bear deal with impenetrable mist, a terrifying sea monster and even the remains of a disgusting sandwich in this humorous and gentle journey of survival and self-discovery.
A boy and a bear go to sea. Will the Harriet, their trusted vessel, withstand the violent lashings of the salty waves? And will anyone ever answer their message in a bottle? Brilliantly funny and tender, this beautiful book maps the growth of a truly memorable friendship and tells the story of how, when all becomes lost, the most unexpected joys can be found.
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A boy and a bear go to sea. Will the Harriet , their trusted vessel, withstand the violent lashings of the salty waves? And will anyone ever answer their message in a bottle? Brilliantly funny and tender, this beautiful book maps the growth of a truly memorable friendship and tells the story of how, when all becomes lost, the most unexpected joys can be found.
Rich in atmosphere and gently humorous, this is a delightful small-scale but epic adventure. A book to savour.
' A Boy and a Bear in a Boat is a joy to read : slightly surreal, funny, a little bit scary. It's about friendship and trials but also simply about indulging your imagination... I just can't imagine what more you could want.' - The Bookbag
Rich in atmosphere and gently humorous, this is a delightful small-scale but epic adventure . . . A book to savour" Julia Eccleshare
Very special Guardian
Just occasionally, a gentle funny little book pops up in which the story, tone, illustrations and even cover are so perfectly attuned to each other, and to the children for whom it is intended, that it lifts one's spirits. This is such a book Sally Morris The Daily Mail
A charming journey of discovery at sea for eight year olds and above Lorna Bradbury The Daily Telegraph
One of the most original children's books I've ever read Philip Reeve
Born and raised in Leicester, Dave now lives in Suffolk with a brilliant woman, a beautiful girl, a bonkers dog and an inexcusable cat.
He is the author/illustrator of the middle grade fiction series Emily Lime: Librarian Detective , and creator of the slapstick comedy noir comic strip Good Dog, Bad Dog, as seen in the DFC, Guardian and The Phoenix.
His debut prose novel for children, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, which he also illustrated, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal, and won the Branford Boase Award.
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A boy and a bear go to sea. Will the Harriet, their trusted vessel, withstand the violent lashings of the salty waves?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Boy and a Bear in a Boat and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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A Boy and a Bear in a Boat was written by Dave Shelton and published by David Fickling Books an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat has 304 pages
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