Bear Hunt

The Helen Oxenbury Book, I mean.

Why does that sound ominous?

Probably because I know fuck-all about the book.

Oh my gosh! Is grass still green?
Bear Hunt is a treasured favourite - don't know if I can cope with the mind shift.

Don't we all know it off by heart the way we all know the Hungry Caterpillar? Always assumed the big ones were Mum and Dad. Remember walking DGS1 round and round to try to get DGS2 off to sleep in the buggy both of us chanting Bear Hunt all the way (he also knows it off by heart) The residents of Moseley must have thought we were escapees from the local Funny Farm!

Had a look on Amazon. Never "did" that book but get the gist of it.

Still don't know what you mean. You gonna elucidate?

Or am I being thick?! (don't!)

Smiling, jings, but sayin' nowt!

jingle the 'family' in the book look like a dad and his children. The illustrator however has revealed that the illustrations are of an older 'brother' and his younger siblings, and not, as so many of us assumed a father.

Well, that's a bit boring.

Surprised Mumsnetters bothered with that.

Oh yes. Found it.

Wow!

Perhaps you need to be a young mum to get excited about this.

I don't think it will trend.

Bear Hunt is fantastic for toddlers. My two youngest GSs had a CD of it in the car an knew it off by heart.

I always felt the whole point of it was to show young children that no matter what was happening to them they were safe with their dad looking after them. Surely the one who looked like 'dad' should have been made to look much younger?