The Bear Under The Stairs

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Most recently she has written and illustrated The Hippo at the end of the Hall; a children’s novel published by David Fickling Books. Although the book is full of beautiful (sometimes scary) illustrations and visual descriptions, I thought it was a very difficult story for young children to make sense of. This book is certainly ideal for a classroom wherein the promotion of discussion is hoping to be established. It tells the story of William and how he copes with and finally confronts his fear of bears and dark spaces. Helen Cooper is a British children's author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as 'The Bear Under the Stairs', the 'Pumpkin Soup' trilogy of books, 'The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed', 'Tatty-Ratty', 'Saving the Butterfly' (illustrated by Gill Smith) and 'The Taming of the Cat' which is published in October 2023.

This is a very relatable tale about a child’s imagination and fears, told through subtle rhyming text and detailed illustrations. Find out what happens when a nastly smell pervades the house and Mum and William decide to investigate . Since I was not going to use the book on a daily basis, I did not feel that I needed to spend a lot of money for a new book. I love Helen Cooper: her stories are always thought-provoking and with gorgeously detailed illustrations. This book would be suitable for children slightly older in Key Stage 1 (aged 5-7 years) as they are more likely to have that understanding in place picking up that the story is about the boy’s imagination.The Bear Under the Stairs is lovely book appealing directly to a child’s real-life experiences of fear, bravery and imagination. es erzählt auf liebevolle weise, wie die phantasie von kindern alles mögliche heraufbeschwören kann(in diesem fall einen riesengrossen bären unter der treppe)und was dabei herauskommt. This is a three-week Writing Root in which children will look at the book The Bear Under the Stairs and use it as a model to discuss their fears and how they deal with them. They were really engaged and held in suspense with the storyline which kept them gripped throughout. It also has strong PSHE links, particularly around overcoming fears and speaking to a trusted adult.

This is a classic tale of one little boy and his attempts to deal with his fear about the bear that lives under the stairs. Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. The only downside is that a few pages do have a dark color scheme that may not be as attractive to younger children. I read this book to a Reception class (aged 4-5 years old) as part of a storytime session and they loved it!This could be used to encourage children that any fears or problems they have can be overcome when shared with others. A lovely short story with beautiful illustrations about a young boy dealing with a common fear for things lurking in the dark. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The repetitive language ‘wham, bang, thump’ is also a fun way to encourage children to join in with the reading. Since then she has written and illustrated a whole lot more including the bestselling 'Pumpkin Soup' ,which is 25 years old this year, and also the others in the series which are 'A Pipkin of Pepper', and 'Delicious'.

I would have given five stars but there is a tiny sinister streak in the book and the bear is not warm and fuzzy, so is always reminding me of that horror film, The Orphanage. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages and won many awards including the Smarties Prize children's choice and the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice. e. the name of the various food and fruits that William feeds the bear) is easy to teach with the use of this text.Children will also understand the power of imagination as it features in this story – is there really a bear under the stairs? The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. For a whole class it would be really nice as a “read out loud’ story but you would need a big book or visualiser to show the illustration. Find out what happens when a nasty smell pervades the house and Mum and William decide to investigate .

I acknowledge the fact that it may relate to some children's fears of dark isolated rooms and big furniture looking like scary creatures, or even that these things can be our imagination. However, in using it with youth, I didn't want there to be crayon marks and tears on the pages as some of the reviews noted. Eventually the remains of the food let’s of a stench that the rest of the household can smell, when Williams mother decides to investigate they find that the cellar is rather empty. This is a great book to help any young child who harbours fears of thinking there are strange things going on in the house. Eventually a stench begins to waft out of the place under the stairs and William’s “bear” is discovered.It’s a chronological narrative using lots of alliteration, rhythm and rhyme – it’s really a poetry book as well as a story. This heighten the feeling of fear of the unknown as experienced by William, as well as giving the reader time and space to focus on the detailed illustrations.