Marilyn Brocklehurst * The Bookseller * This is deadpan humour at its best, with a wickedly dark twist that draws bear himself in to telling a lie.This is a fabulously original and wry tale by a rising talent, giving an intriguing insight in to fibbing * Nursery World * This is the first picture book to be both written and illustrated by the clever and ever-so quirky Jon Klassen. * School Library Journal * delectable * Publishers Weekly * Using a simple dialogue and subtle colour changes the author shows children how to work out what has happened. it has a twisted, almost British sense of humor to it. Clare Poole * The Bookseller * magnificent. What a fine book it is.The story is funny and has a twist at the end that would be interesting to explore with a young child. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. It's subversive humour sure to please children and adults. This title features an exciting new author/illustrator talent, previously an artist for Dreamworks Feature Animation. Told completely in dialogue, this quirky take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humour and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke. But just as it he begins to lose hope, lying flat on his back in despair, a deer comes by and asks a rather obvious question that suddenly sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance.
Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others.
Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. This is a picture book debut by a rising talent that tells a cumulative tale with a cheeky twist, aided by graphically simple, and truly hilarious, illustrations.
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