Can bears ski?

Title:

Can bears ski?

Author:

Summary:

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels the floor shake when someone stomps to get his attention -- but something is missing. Little Bear is not sure what is happening. All around him he hears the familiar refrain: "Can bears ski?" Then Dad Bear takes him to see an audiologist and they learn that Little Bear has been experiencing deafness. With new hearing aids, he discovers that "Can bears ski?" is actually "Can you hear me?" His new world is loud and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, Little Bear will find his way.

Edition:

First US edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Deafness -- Juvenile fiction.

Bears -- Juvenile fiction.

Deaf children -- Juvenile fiction.

Deaf children -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Dunbar, Polly,

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781536212662

Publication Information:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.

Call Number:

P ANTROBUS

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Is Little Bear ignoring his friends when they say hi, or is something else going on? A discovery opens new doors in a tale that will delight kids with deafness and all children learning to navigate their world.

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn't sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question, "Can bears ski?" Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an "aud-i-olo-gist," and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids. Soon he figures out what that puzzling refrain is: "Can you hear me?" Little Bear's new world is LOUD and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, he will find his way. In this lyrical picture book, award-winning creators Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar draw on their own experiences to tell Bear's story.

Author Notes

Raymond Antrobus is a deaf poet and teacher. He has won the Ted Hughes Award and became the first poet to be awarded the Rathbones Folio Prize. About Can Bears Ski, his first picture book, he says, "It's the book I could see myself reaching for as a child, and I can't wait to have it exist in the world." Originally from London, Raymond Antrobus now lives in Oklahoma City.

Polly Dunbar is a partially deaf author-illustrator who has created several books for young children. Her works include Penguin , Hello Tilly , Pretty Pru , Good Night, Tiptoe , and A Lion Is a Lion . She is also the illustrator of Pat-a-Cake Baby and Here's a Little Poem , among other titles. She lives in England.