A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, A by Dave Shelton

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, A by Dave Shelton

A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele. They are only travelling a short distance and it really shouldn't take long. But then their boat encounters 'unforeseeable anomalies'...Faced with turbulent stormy seas, a terrifying sea monster and the rank remains of The Very Last Sandwich, the odds soon become pitted against our unlikely heroes. Will the Harriet, their trusted vessel, withstand the violent lashings of the salty waves? And will anyone ever answer their message in a bottle? Brilliantly funny and tender, this beautiful book maps the growth of a truly memorable friendship and tells the story of how, when all becomes lost, the most unexpected joys can be found.

"A Boy and a Bear in a Boat is a joy to read: slightly surreal, funny, a little bit scary" The Bookbag 20111129 "Rich in atmosphere and gently humorous, this is a delightful, small-scale but epic adventure" -- Julia Eccleshare Love Reading 20120109 "Sometimes scary, sometimes deeply touching, and often very funny indeed" -- Helen Mulley Teach Primary 20120101 "The lovingly designed jacket and hardback cover, with its slightly mottled paper and "worn" spine, evokes memories of Mervyn Peake's Letters from a Lost Uncle" -- Philip Ardagh Guardian 20120128 "A beautifully tender and enchanting story of a developing friendship between two most unlikely characters, in the most improbable of settings" Library Mice 20120130

Born and raised in Leicester, Dave now lives in Cambridge with Pam, Mila and a cat whose name is too stupid to reveal in public. He likes comics, cricket, crosswords and talking to cartoonists about pens. His comic strip Good Dog, Bad Dog appeared in The DFC Comic and the Guardian, and is collected in book form by David Fickling Books.

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ISBN 13	9780385618960
ISBN 10	0385618964
Title	A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, A
Author	Dave Shelton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2012-01-05
Number of pages	300
Prizes	Winner of Branford Boase Award 2013, Short-listed for Costa Children's Book Award 2013, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2013, Long-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2013
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.