Overview
Bestselling pop artist Todd Goldman makes his Blue Apple Books debut with a zany story about a bear, a backpack filled with underwear, and his group of furry friends who cheer him on in search of the perfect fit. Features comic-style illustrations and giggle-inspiring
‘tighty-whities’.
Synopsis
Best-selling pop artist Todd Goldman makes his Blue Apple Books debut with this zany story about a bear, a backpack filled with underwear, and a group of furryfriends who cheer him on. Readers of all ages will love Goldman's bold, comic illustrations, and the printed fabric "tighty-whities" on the book's cover will have young readers squealing with delight.
Goldman's popular Bear in Underwear plush toys, t-shirts, and other merchandise is sold worldwide.
Publishers Weekly
In a forest composed of flat geometric shapes, Doodler creates a cast of cartoon animals who talk in speech balloons and sport friendly, if slightly crazed, expressions. Bear, who's pictured on the cover wearing soft fabric tighty-whiteys (a fun, if slightly creepy touch), finds a backpack on his way home after a game of hide-and-seek. His overzealous friends demand he open it, which he does after overcoming his initial nervousness, and discovers that it's full of underwear of every shape and style. At the encouragement of his friends, he tries on several pairs, attempting—à la Goldilocks—to find a perfect fit (one is “too silly,” another “too itchy”). After he finds it, his friends join in the fun, showing off their undies with shouts of “Totally rad!” and “Super cool.” Doodler (The Zoo I Drew) offers candidly silly details on every page—from the panoply of underwear options to the outline of Bear's rear end when he's not wearing any—all but ensuring that despite the fact that there's not much story in this meandering book, kids just might adore it anyway. Ages 4-up. (Apr.)