Rabbit and Bear: The Pest in the Nest: Book 2

By Author / Illustrator

Julian Gough, Jim Field

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781444934267

Format

Hardback

Published

12-01-2017

Synopsis

'Rabbit's Bad Habits is a breath of fresh air in children's fiction, a laugh-out-loud story of rabbit and wolf and bear, of avalanches and snowmen. The sort of story that makes you want to send your children to bed early, so you can read it to them.' Neil Gaiman

From novelist and playwright Julian Gough, and the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Jim Field, comes a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and bear who discover that things are always better when they're shared with a friend ...

\"PEACE AND QUIET,\" shouts Rabbit. \"THAT'S ALL I WANT.\"

Owch. He's hurt his own ears again.

What with Bear's snoring, and a BANG!BANG!BANG! noise from up in the tree, Rabbit knows that Something Simply Has To Be Done.

But high in the branches, perhaps Bear can show Rabbit how to see the world from a different place ...

A story of friendship, wisdom, and how to be REALLY NOISY.

Reviews

Rabbit and Bear, The Pest in the Nest is a funny story about friendship. The two animals have an adventure, discovering how much better things are when they are shared with a friend. Rabbit doesn't enjoy how noisy everything is; things keep hurting his ears, including the bear's snoring! A woodpecker also produces too much noise which forces Rabbit to do something to fix his problem. Bear tries to persuade him to climb the tree with the woodpecker but Rabbit can be quite stubborn. Eventually, using gentle encouragement, Bear manages to get Rabbit to the top of the tree where he begins to change his mood. The rest of the story witnesses the pair growing stronger together and beginning to appreciate the real value of their friendship. The book is filled with lovely, engaging pictures. A recommended read for children aged 5+. 99 pages / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Lucy Newton, teacher.