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Bear Heart is a fantastic story about a Bear and how he makes space for love in his heart.
Earnest the bear has lots of things in his heart until one day he meets a lion and learns to make space in his heart for them. He learns to love the lion, making space for him in his heart, which has a positive impact on Earnest. The book also shows how Earnest deals with the loss of this love and how it provides space in his heart for more love.
The illustrations in this book are stunning and really complement the softness and kindness of the story.
A really lovely story about the impact love can have on someone’s life. This book might be more suited to KS1 or even Year 3, where you can discuss the feeling of love and how it impacts the bear.
Based on the bestselling strange, but lovely, classic story by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this beautiful picture book is a total joy. The quirky narrative lends itself well to being abridged in this way, and the result is dreamlike and surreal in the best kind of way.
With exquisite and gentle full-page illustrations, Greig and Massini introduce the little prince and tell the story of his rose, his travels, and his friend the fox in lyrical prose reminiscent of Saint-Exupery’s original work. Timeless because it is so out of the ordinary, the story touches on love, friendship, and the question of what brings meaning to our lives.
This is a deserving tribute to a classic, making it accessible and refreshing its message for a new and younger generation of readers. It is a perfect bedtime story or class read-aloud for Key Stage 1, with plenty to discuss for older readers.
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