The Bear That Wasn't
The Bear That Wasn't
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The Bear That Wasn't by Frank Tashlin
Once upon a time, in fact it was Tuesday, the Bear went into the woods to settle in for his long winter nap. But when he awoke what had happened? The trees were gone, the grass was gone, the flowers were gone, and in their place were buildings, cars, a fenced-off courtyard. The Bear had no idea that he was in the middle of a factory. Get back to work a man yelled out of the blue. I don't work here, said the Bear, I'm a bear. The man laughed and laughed. Fine excuse for a man to keep from doing any work--saying he's a bear. And so it began and so it went, with the Bear protesting his bearness all the way from the Third Vice President to the First, and no one willing to believe that he wasn't just a silly man in a fur coat who needed a shave. How the bear endured and how he finally prevailed are the subject of thisdelightful modern fairy tale--beautifully illustrated with the author's inventive line drawings--about sticking up for yourself, no matter how many Foremen, General Managers, Vice Presidents, or even Company Presidents stand in your way.
Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) was born in New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York. As a teenager he worked as an errand boy, inker, and animator at several pioneering animation
studios in New York. By 1933 he had moved to Hollywood, where he wrote and directed cartoon shorts for MGM and Warner Bros., and briefly served as head of production at Screen Gems. Tashlin also worked for a while at Disney Studios, helping to organize its embattled animators' union. During his early years in California, Tashlin drew a syndicated
pantomime-style cartoon strip called Van Boring, and during the Second World War, he worked on the military's Private Snafu series (created by Frank Capra and Theodor Dr. Seuss Geisel). Though he retired from animation in the mid-1940s, Tashlin is recognized as an influential stylist who brought cinematographic techniques and inventive camera angles to the medium. Moving from cartoons to live action, Tashlin worked for a time as a comedy writer before fulfilling his ambition to write and direct feature films. He is best known for his collaborations with Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope, and for screwball comedies like The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Tashlin has described The Bear That Wasn't (1946) as precious and special to me. It was followed by two more picture books, The 'Possum That Didn't (1950) and The World That Wasn't (1951).
studios in New York. By 1933 he had moved to Hollywood, where he wrote and directed cartoon shorts for MGM and Warner Bros., and briefly served as head of production at Screen Gems. Tashlin also worked for a while at Disney Studios, helping to organize its embattled animators' union. During his early years in California, Tashlin drew a syndicated
pantomime-style cartoon strip called Van Boring, and during the Second World War, he worked on the military's Private Snafu series (created by Frank Capra and Theodor Dr. Seuss Geisel). Though he retired from animation in the mid-1940s, Tashlin is recognized as an influential stylist who brought cinematographic techniques and inventive camera angles to the medium. Moving from cartoons to live action, Tashlin worked for a time as a comedy writer before fulfilling his ambition to write and direct feature films. He is best known for his collaborations with Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope, and for screwball comedies like The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Tashlin has described The Bear That Wasn't (1946) as precious and special to me. It was followed by two more picture books, The 'Possum That Didn't (1950) and The World That Wasn't (1951).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590173442 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590173449 |
| Title | The Bear That Wasn't |
| Author | Frank Tashlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | New York Review of Books |
| Year published | 2010-03-09 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |