The Bear Stylist

Description

By (author) Butler Steven; Illustrated by Souva, Jacob

Short /annotation:
Ludo loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it’s a tidy trim or a perfect perm. Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo’s clients are having their feathers flapped and their curls combed by him instead. But only one bear can be named Bear Stylist Supreme…

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A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations.Ludo comes from a long line of famous bear stylists. He loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it”s a tidy trim or a perfect perm.Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo”s clients are having their feathers flapped and their curls combed by him instead.But only one bear can be named Bear Stylist Supreme.A charming celebration of creativity and teamwork.

Review quote:
The Bear Stylist is another fantastic text in the brilliant Colour Illustration series of stories. These books are ideal for all children who are emerging readers and are confident with their phonics, sight reading and who are building up their speed and stamina whilst reading. […] The Bear Stylist, with its fun and trendy-looking front cover, will engage children fromthe start right through to the end. After all, who doesn”t love the idea of a bear styling your hair!

Review quote:
This is a wonderful book to read together and shared reading to build up confidence with independent reading

Biographical note:
Steven Butler is the Sainsbury”s Children”s Book Award-winning author of THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL as well as THE DIARY OF DENNIS THE MENACE series and THE WRONG PONG series, which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He wrote the hit 2015 World Book Day title, WORLD MENACE DAY, as well as regularly hosting World Book Day”s The Biggest Book Show on Earth, which takes place every year to celebrate the event. Steven grew up in Kent, but now lives in London. Jacob Souva was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he earned an illustration BFA from Syracuse University. He loves to make kids laugh and think with his illustration work, which he often finishes digitally, placing a lot of emphasis on simple shapes, color, and lots and lots of texture. Jacob lives with his wife and two sons in a small countryside community in upstate New York.

Promotional headline:
Ludo loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it”s a tidy trim or a perfect perm. Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo”s clients are having their feathers flapped and their curls combed by him instead. But only one bear can be named Bear Stylist Supreme.