Synopses & Reviews
Bentley was fond of his squashy caterpillar, but one day he bit it too hard and it went bang! Sticky and Bun try to help him find something else to play with. Cars are fun, but easy to break, and tennis is fun, but hard to get the hang of. Will Bentley ever find that something else to play with?
Synopsis
Bentley is a bear who loves to smash and bash and crash! "Gently Bentley," caution his best friends, Squeaky and Bun. Perhaps bears are just too rough to play with? This rigorous picture book by a highly praised team shows how we can all learn to play together. Ian Whybrow is the author of many popular books for children including The Noisy Way to Bed and the Little Wolf books. Illustrator David Melling is the Kate Greenaway-nominated creator of books that include The Tale of Jack Frost and The Kiss That Missed.
About the Author
Ian Whybrow is a teacher at a school in Harrow. He is the author of The Bedtime Bear, Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, and Say Hello to the Animals! David Melling was shorlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award in 2003, and has many successful books to his name, including Good Knight Sleep Tight, Hugless Douglas, and The Scallywags.