The perfect book to read aloud and introduce a class bear at the start of a new year. I have heard this book read to both a Nursery/Foundation and Class One/Two group and it was met with equal enthusiasm.

The Everywhere Bear by Julia Donaldson - Pan Macmillan

This is a weeks unit of work around The Everywhere Bear. By the end of the week, the children will write their own alternative part of the story. Before you start reading look at the cover and imagine together why the story might be called the ‘Everywhere Bear’. Read the story aloud, pausing to think about what might happen next when the bear is washed down the drain and what the children’s favourite place might be. Join in In "The Everywhere Bear" by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Rebecca Cobb we get to take a look in a school. We visit Class One, led by Mrs. McAllister. Not only are there a bunch of great kids in the class, they have a very special friend- the Everywhere Bear. He sits on a shelf and he gets to go and have adventures with each kid. On one journey, he accidentally gets lost and we experience him going on an adventure that no one could have predicted. My real breakthrough was THE GRUFFALO, again illustrated by Axel. We work separately - he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow - but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes.Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta.

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Absolutely! It's a beautiful children's book with gorgeous illustrations and I'm sure all children will enjoy it! I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs.One of the things I appreciate most is that each child is different. There are a variety of characters to relate to, each with differing appearance and hobbies. I really like that the Everywhere Bear gets to play with each of his friends differently. The text features a lot of rhyming which makes the story quite fun and I feel like it's very encouraging to try new things. I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him).

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Overall, I really enjoyed it. It's a lovely little story with literal highs and lows. I'm sure that any child will love this! A gorgeously evocative musical tale of friendship, adventure and imagination, with a slightly smelly, yet well-loved bear. Starting Points are written to help you plan book-based units of work. In this set based on The Everywhere Bear by Julia Donaldson you’ll find ideas to support spoken language, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. This Starting Points resource will give you everything you need to plan a beautiful book-based unit of work for children in KS1. A scavenger hunt around your house, can you find 1 or 2 items beginning with each letter that is in the words HAPPY EASTER? It’s hard to beat a Julia Donaldson picture book adaptation, especially when that book is illustrated by the amazing Rebecca Cobb. At the Polka Theatre this summer, Peter Glanville and Julian Butler have gloriously hit the mark with their delightful stage version of The Everywhere Bear.