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Grizzly Boy

Barbara Davis-Pyles author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Blue Star Press

Published:7th Nov '18

£16.99

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A fun, endearing, and sweet picture book, Grizzly Boy will have "wild and free" little grizzlies everywhere asking for repeat readingsOne morning Theo decides he is no longer human. "I'm a GRIZZLY! I'm WILD AND FREE!" But being a grizzly boy isn't easy if you still have to go to school.

A fun, endearing, and sweet picture book, Grizzly Boy will have "wild and free" little grizzlies everywhere asking for repeat readings.


One day Theo wakes up and decides he's a grizzly bear. He leaps out of bed, practices his growl . . . and his roar. . . and scratches his bottom on the bedpost. "Oh my! That's very convincing," his mother responds.

When Theo finds a bowl of lettuce and berries for breakfast instead of his favorite Frosted Monster Bites cereal, he is still determined to have a day that's wild and free, but he finds it's more difficult than he expected, especially when you have a clever mother and still have to go to school where there are rules and more rules!

After a challenging day as a grizzly boy at school, Theo learns you can follow the rules and still enjoy being wild and free!

"The text and illustrations will amuse, and children and caregivers alike will find something to relate to in this actions-and-consequences story. " --Kirkus Reviews

"With brisk pacing and humor that will stand up to repeat readalouds, Davis-Pyles’s debut celebrates the way a parent-and-child bond can withstand everyday grouchiness." --Publishers Weekly

"Suited for one-on-one sharing, this book could be used to spark discussions about imaginative play and following rules." --School Library Journal

"A savvy scenario for discussing with young would-be monsters just where behavioral lines should be drawn."--Booklist

ISBN: 9781632171689

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

32 pages