mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
We are all guilty of over-reacting to an event with anger and frustration and quite often the cause of these events are from an ignorant mistake rather than anything malicious. In the second outing between Dyckman and OHora, we find that Bear had accidentally broken a girl's kite. Furious, she tracks him down and vents her fury. In shock, Bear sets about giving as good as he got. By the time he arrives at her home, the girl has an epiphanic moment and sees the truth of the wrongdoing. Her anger dissipated, she apologies and they are quick to mend their friendship.
A wonderfully funny presentation of how quickly we react to injustice. Rather than keep a cool head and contemplate, we often reach for the most volatile emotion and erupt. Children especially tend to skip any reason and look only for reaction. Dyckman's spare prose and OHora's hilarious incidentals make this a warm and tongue-in-cheek exploration. There is something here that we can all relate to.
A wonderfully funny presentation of how quickly we react to injustice. Rather than keep a cool head and contemplate, we often reach for the most volatile emotion and erupt. Children especially tend to skip any reason and look only for reaction. Dyckman's spare prose and OHora's hilarious incidentals make this a warm and tongue-in-cheek exploration. There is something here that we can all relate to.
shighley's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the way this was dedicated to Mr. Schu (who absolutely is not horrible) Also liked the bear's tshirt and the fact that he slept with a stuffed animal. I just wish it had been a little less predictable, but I can see this being used as a simple moral lesson of forgiveness and admitting that we all make mistakes, intended or not.
missprint_'s review against another edition
5.0
This was so cute. Great design and lovely story. Possibly my new favorite from Dyckman (and I like all of her books).
aliciaew's review against another edition
5.0
This book has a wonderful message of apologizing and forgiving when mistakes are made. I loved the illustrations, too!
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
5.0
Nothing horrible about this book!!
In fact, just lots of things to love! Can't wait to read this one out loud.
In fact, just lots of things to love! Can't wait to read this one out loud.
heisereads's review against another edition
5.0
This was not horrible at all. It was actually really great.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
May 2016 - from the team that brought us that favorite, [b:Wolfie the Bunny|20307024|Wolfie the Bunny|Ame Dyckman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415583212s/20307024.jpg|28141570]. Not quite as many great lines, but Ben loved to shout "horrible bear!" and I love OHora's illustrations.
ajacks's review against another edition
4.0
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agudenburr's review against another edition
3.0
A silly book that shows how bad attitudes can spread.