Yeah, they're going on a bear hunt, just like this zebra is going on a "lion hunt" There are only two options that come to mind when I try to discern author intention here: this book is either a treatise for parents "tactfully" trying to get rid of their kids, or the first in a failed series of books, the overarching theme of which is "let's do stupid shit!" They take them to a bear's cave as he is, presumably, in the midst of hibernation, when bears are at their most pissed off and hungry.
The parents lead their children gently by the hand right to the threshold of death's door. Finally, rarely, if ever, are the parents depicted as condoning the child's self-destruction. The mistakes characters make should teach children about human folly and the lessons we can glean from the err of our ways. They make sense to me because they follow three core principles: it's ok to depict kids doing dumb shit, because their mistakes are generally inadvertent. I don't have a big problem with those books. Franklin the Turtle is always doing stupid shit and then whining about it when he gets caught. In The Cat in the Hat, the children are seduced into destroying their entire house, which they know full well will result in mother's unbridled scorn. There are plenty of children's books about self destructive impulses. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.A Scathing Review of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, aka "The Children's Guide to Passive Suicide"īefore we go any further, a little context: This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again. The pictures by Helen Oxenbury, one of the most widely loved contemporary artists, are full of masterly characterizations, delightful comedy, and high drama, set in lovely sweeping landscapes. WHAT'S THAT? You'll soon learn just what to do to escape from abig, furry bear! With tremendous pace, humor, and verve, Michael Rosen has retold a favorite traditional story.
With them you will cross a field of tall, wavy grass ("Swishy swashy!"), wade through a deep, cold river ("Splash splosh!"), struggle through swampy mud ("Squelch squerch!"), find your way through a big, dark forest, ("Stumble trip!"), fight through a whirling snowstorm ("Hooo wooo!"), and enter a narrow, gloomy cave. Have you ever gone on a bear hunt? Come along on this one with a brave young family - four children (including the baby) and their father.
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