wblwebadmin We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared. Today we’re really excited to kick off our blog tour to celebrate 25 years of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, on Mummy Mishaps. Jenny takes her kids on … Read more
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury shed some light on the origins of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt in this video interview on the Guardian, and explain how the book could have looked very different had Helen not ignored Michael’s original ideas. Watch the video below, or on the guardian.com.
Walker Books and Read for RNIB Day are celebrating 25 years of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record attempt for the world’s largest reading lesson. At 10am on Tuesday 15th July 2014 we will be hosting The Biggest Ever Bear Hunt reading lesson with Michael Rosen, the author of the beloved … Read more
We kicked off our 25th anniversary celebrations with a launch party at Southbank Centre, where we ate way too much cake! In our defence, bear hunting is hungry work. Here are just a few pictures from the event.
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrated 25 Years of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with Simon Mayo on his BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show. It includes a fantastic reading of the book and is well worth a listen!
We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the beloved picture book at Imagine Children’s Festival 2014. You will be able to go on an adventure with a professional storyteller – dress up as a bear or bring your own to join in! Find out more at the Soutbank Centre. **The event is now sold out, but … Read more
We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the beloved picture book at Imagine Children’s Festival 2014. You will be able to go on an adventure with a professional storyteller – dress up as a bear or bring your own to join in! Find out more at the Soutbank Centre. **The event is now sold out, but … Read more
A brilliant new literary scheme called Books About Town is re-creating famous books as benches, including Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, George Orwell’s 1984 and J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. Walker Books are going to have our very own We’re Going on a Bear Hunt bench. The benches – which will resemble giant open … Read more
This is a BIG year for We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. This much-loved picture book has been enjoyed by children for 25 years. To celebrate, we’ve created an extra special anniversary edition, with beautiful jacket and gold spine, and a board book, too! Take a peek at the Books page.
Hello, and welcome to the brand new We’re Going on a Bear Hunt website! Why not take a look around? Watch a video of Michael Rosen performing the book and find out how it was created on our Videos page. Download activity sheets so your little ones can Join the Bear Hunt. We’ve got lots … Read more