Old Bear is covered in cobwebs sitting amongst all the boxes and forgotten things in the attic and Little Bear is looking back down to the playroom where he can see his friends eagerly waiting for them all to be reunited.
There is a lovely illustration in the middle of the story when Little Bear reaches the attic, the drawing fills the whole page and there is no text. Every stitch, every tuft of fur is drawn to absolute perfection. I remember being amazed at the light reflecting off the leather patches on Bramwell’s paws. Each toy has been brought to life and given its own personality with level headed Bramwell Brown, excitable Duck, energetic Rabbit, plucky Little Bear and faithful Old Bear.Īs a child I would spend ages staring at these fabulous illustrations as I couldn’t believe they were drawings. The story is illustrated beautifully by Jane Hissey who draws all her pictures using real toys as models. With the help of the other toys they start to think of ways to get Old Bear back to the playroom. After a few failed but rather funny attempts the toys finally manage it and Old Bear is back where he belongs, with his friends. One of the toys, Bramwell Brown, remembers that a long time ago his friend Old Bear was put up in the attic as the children were too young to be careful with him and that is where he had stayed. The story is set in a playroom, home to a friendly group of toys. Written and illustrated by Jane Hissey it was the first book of the Old Bear stories published by Scribblers. Old Bear is one of my all time favourite books and one that I was so excited to read with my boys. Sharing stories with my children is one of the most joyous parts of being a parent but this is made even more special when I am sharing stories that I loved as a child.
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