Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing

Name: Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781444937473
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Book 5

By Julian Gough

Series: Rabbit and Bear

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In Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing, a new king moves into the forest, and his rude behaviour is causing discomfort among its inhabitants. Bear and her friends must figure out how to bring happiness back to the kingdom despite the king's grumpy ways. This charming tale explores themes of kindness, understanding, and the power of friendship.
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'A perfect animal double-act.' The Times, Book of the Week

Icebear has arrived in Rabbit and Bear's valley, and he wants to be king. He's big and scary, and the more kind and understanding the animals are, the meaner he becomes.

Rabbit is confused: Bear has always been able to fix their problems in the past - but maybe this time he needs to ask for help from someone else. Does Wolf have the answer to the bad king's demands ... or will Rabbit and the other animals find the solution within themselves?

From novelist and playwright Julian Gough, and the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Jim Field, this is a story of friends, enemies, and how to avoid being pooped on by an icebear.

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

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1. Rabbit's Bad Habits

2. The Pest in the Nest

3. Attack of the Snack

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5. A Bad King is a Sad Thing

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444937473

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Jim Field
Illustrated by Jim Field

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 112

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Julian Gough Series: Rabbit and Bear

About the Author

Julian and Jim's Rabbit and Bear books have been shortlisted twice for the Children's Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards, and also for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award.

Julian Gough is a novelist, playwright, poet, musician and script-writer. He was born in London, grew up in Ireland and now lives in Berlin. Among many other things, Julian wrote the ending to MINECRAFT, the world's most successful computer game for children of all ages. He likes to drink coffee and steal pigs.

Jim Field is an award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director. He grew up in Farnborough, worked in London and now lives in Paris. His first picture book, CATS AHOY!, written by Peter Bently, won the BookTrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He is perhaps best known for drawing frogs on logs in the bestselling OI FROG! He likes playing the guitar and drinking coffee.

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