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The Very Cranky Bear
2008
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picture book
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1
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2008
The Very Cranky Bear
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In the jingle jangle jungle on a wet and windy day, four little friends meet a very cranky bear. Can they cheer him up?
Adaptations
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y
Cranky Bear
2018
14002797
2018
single work
drama
children's
'Inspired by the award-winning best-selling book, The Very Cranky Bear, by Nick Bland.
'Zebra, Lion and Moose each think they know how to solve the Bear's crankiness, but their shenanigans just make him even crankier! It takes a humble and empathetic Sheep with an open heart and listening ear to solve the Bear's woes.
'Cranky Bear is a rollicking cabaret-style show for 4 - 8 year olds packed with music, laughter and mayhem.'
Source: Patch Theatre.
Notes
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Picture book in verse form.
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The Very Cranky Bear was the chosen title for National Simultaneous Storytime, 23 May 2012.
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Number 19 on the Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids Books
Number 44 on the Better Reading's Top 50 Kids Books 2023
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Chinese translation.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Board book
Works about this Work
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Key to Early Learning Is in Translation
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 October no. 712 2019; (p. 19) -
The Magical World of Books
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 18 August 2013; (p. 74) -
The Last Word : Nick Bland
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: InCite , 1 May vol. 34 no. 5 2013; (p. 34-35) -
National Simultaneous Storytime
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: InCite , September vol. 33 no. 9 2012; (p. 9-19) -
Reading in Unison
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 May 2012; (p. 18)
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 61)
— Review of The Very Cranky Bear 2008 single work picture book -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 23 no. 4 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of The Very Cranky Bear 2008 single work picture book -
Rhymes and Romps
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 February 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Me and You 2008 single work picture book ; The Pocket Dogs Go on Holiday 2008 single work picture book ; Cheeky Monkey 2008 single work picture book ; Sunday Chutney 2008 single work picture book ; The Very Cranky Bear 2008 single work picture book ; Can You Keep a Secret? : Timeless Rhymes to Share and Treasure 2008 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of The Very Cranky Bear 2008 single work picture book -
A Bear, a Bloke and a Really Good Book
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: InCite , May vol. 33 no. 5 2012; (p. 5-6) InCite reports on the choice of Nick Bland's The Very Cranky Bear for National Simultaneous Storytime 2012. The article also notes some of Bland's literary activities in Darwin (where Bland has been living since 2004). -
Reading in Unison
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 May 2012; (p. 18) -
National Simultaneous Storytime
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: InCite , September vol. 33 no. 9 2012; (p. 9-19) -
The Last Word : Nick Bland
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: InCite , 1 May vol. 34 no. 5 2013; (p. 34-35) -
The Magical World of Books
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 18 August 2013; (p. 74)
Awards
- 2013 winner YABBA — Graham Davey Citation
- 2013 winner KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2012 winner KROC Awards — Picture Storybooks
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