David Melling
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Tiger Tales, 2013, 978-1-58925-116-8
Hugless Douglas the bear is very excited because he has
been invited to a sleepover at Rabbit’s house. Douglas packs a bag and then he
sets off full of hope and anticipation. Douglas gets stuck in a tree, and then
he manages to get lost. He decides to climb a tree so that he can see where he
is, but unfortunately the tree he chooses isn’t really suited to being climbed
by a large and heavy bear. The tree bends lower and lower to the ground and
then Douglas falls into a bush on top of Little Sheep.
Little Sheep knows the way to
Rabbit’s House and Douglas is sure that there is more than enough room at
Rabbit’s for one little sheep and a bear. Paw in paw they walk to Rabbit’s
burrow and when they get there Douglas realizes that he brought more than one
sheep with him. In fact there are ten sheep in all. Rabbit is not at all
concerned about the arrival of so many guests. In fact, she is delighted to see
all the sheep.
The sheep manage to get through Rabbit’s rather small
doorway, but there is no way Douglas is going to be able to squeeze through the
snug entrance. They are going to have to rethink their sleepover plan.
Readers who have enjoyed the
other Douglas Douglas books are going to love this new adventure. Once again Douglas
gets himself into a spot of trouble, and once again his misadventures are
laugh-out-loud funny. The expressions on the faces of the characters and the
situations they get into are deliciously ridiculous. This book is a must for
anyone who needs a little pick-me-up.