Bad Bear ¦ Rubber Rabbit ¦ Silly Sheep ¦ Poorly Pig ¦ Double Ducks ¦ Fast Frog
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Our cover illustration is taken from Wake Up, Bear ... It's Christmas, Stephen Gammell, Heinemann, 0 434 94010 0, £3.95. We are most grateful to Heinemann for help in using this picture. We are also indebted to Raymond Briggs and Hamish Hamilton for the cover of Extra.
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Send to friendBad Bear
Illustrated by Eric Hill
Rubber Rabbit
Illustrated by Eric Hill
Silly Sheep
Illustrated by Eric Hill
Poorly Pig
Illustrated by Eric Hill
Double Ducks
Illustrated by Eric Hill
Fast Frog
Illustrated by Eric Hill
It is disappointing to see Eric Hill and Allan Ahlberg wasting their talent on trying to squeeze their skills into an artificial package such as this series. There is no real story to any of the books, rather a collection of bitty episodes featuring one or other of the six animals: Frog, Rabbit, Pig, etc. in which the other characters have bit parts. The texts seem contrived and the pictures have none of the simple magic which makes the 'Spot' books such winners. They only really worthwhile part of the books is the sensible and helpful advice to parents on young children's reading and writing.
