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kim_j_dare's review against another edition
4.0
Grades K-3
Young fans of comics will enjoy this French import, a collection of one-page graphic stories about Benjamin Bear and his various animal friends. The humor is simple enough for young children to grasp, yet clever enough for older readers to appreciate. There is a slapstick quality to the action that combines nicely with the unexpected ways that Benjamin Bear solves his problems. The drawings are full color and engaging. An excellent introduction to the world of graphic novels for primary students.
Young fans of comics will enjoy this French import, a collection of one-page graphic stories about Benjamin Bear and his various animal friends. The humor is simple enough for young children to grasp, yet clever enough for older readers to appreciate. There is a slapstick quality to the action that combines nicely with the unexpected ways that Benjamin Bear solves his problems. The drawings are full color and engaging. An excellent introduction to the world of graphic novels for primary students.
lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
For those kids who are fans of comic strips and have an emerging sense of humor and love of jokes.
sducharme's review against another edition
4.0
This is more of a comic than graphic story. Each page has a new "funny" that reveals the fuzzy logic of Benjamin Bear and his friend rabbit. The text is good for early readers (Level 2 TOON book) but the thinking goes deeper. What did we think would happen vs what actually happened? And what's wrong with bear's thinking? What's right about it?
librariandest's review against another edition
5.0
I think this book is hilarious, but I like corny jokes. My favorite has to be when the fox karate chops some bricks and bear says he can karate chop the bricks too. Bear then picks up the fox and uses him to karate chop the blocks. You really have to see the jokes to appreciate them, though. Site gags abound. Highly recommended for lovers of jokey comics.
P.S. This is my one thousandth review!
P.S. This is my one thousandth review!
snowelf's review against another edition
4.0
Really just a series of gags, but so cute, so clever and so delightfully illustrated. We loved it and my son read it over and over, he would even bring it along in the car just to read a page or two here and there. There's another one of these called [b:Bright Ideas|15798852|Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas|Philippe Coudray|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1351213394s/15798852.jpg|21521795].
pwbalto's review against another edition
5.0
There is a giant, bulging slob of a penguin in the refrigerator on the front cover of this book. A giant bulging penguin who has apparently eaten everything in the refrigerator. A bear and a bunny confront the penguin. They are deadpan, silent - are they coming face to face with the consequences of a previous bad decision? Is the penguin a nightmarish symbol of some kind, a living, breathing reminder of our greedy id?
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2011/09/benjamin-bear-in-fuzzy-thinking-by-phillippe-coudray-review.html
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2011/09/benjamin-bear-in-fuzzy-thinking-by-phillippe-coudray-review.html
alysona's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Benjamin Bear! There are a few panels that I am not sure which age kids would get, but they made me laugh.
bluenicorn's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this, but as a children's book. The gags are juvenile, so anyone who thinks that this will be a comic book that transcends age will be disappointed. But for a children's book/comic, it is very cute. A good way to introduce kids to the genre, or reading, in general.
tikiwho's review against another edition
5.0
Who would've thought that a simple picture book could be this good?