Can Bears Ski?

Name: Can Bears Ski?
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Raymond Antrobus
ISBN: 9781666543407

Author: Raymond Antrobus

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 11/10/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn’t sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question, “Can bears ski?” Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an “aud-i-olo-gist,” and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids. Soon he figures out what that puzzling refrain is: “Can you hear me?” Little Bear’s new world is LOUD and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, he will find his way. In this lyrical book, award-winning creators Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar draw on their own experiences to tell Bear's story.

About Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus is a deaf poet and teacher. He has won the Ted Hughes Award and became the first poet to be awarded the Rathbones Folio Prize. He lives in England.

About Joe Jameson

Joe Jameson is an experienced stage and screen actor and audiobook narrator. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he has narrated nearly 150 audiobooks and has worked extensively at Shakespeare's Globe, the Royal Exchange, and the Soho Theatre, among others. He can also be seen in ITV's Grantchester.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on September 30, 2022

A young bear often doesn't hear his father and keeps wondering why people ask "Can bears ski?" Eventually he goes to an audiologist and finds he needs hearing aids. This is a nice story about discovering you are different and learning to live with a disability. The book doesn't spell it out for you......more

Goodreads review by Whispering on May 25, 2021

Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com Can Bears Ski? is a beautiful and poignant children’s book that is about childhood hearing loss. Little bear can feel vibrations, but when people speak to him he feels like they are all asking him the same question ‘Can Bears Ski?’. He doesn’t understand why......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on August 16, 2021

Little Bear is always being asked "Can bears ski?" He doesn't know the answer to this mysterious question but one day, Dad Bear takes him to an audiologist and he learns what the world sounds like. This was an adorable book that beautifully depicted how hearing loss (and many disabilities) are just......more

Goodreads review by Bettendorf on May 10, 2021

People keep asking little bear "Can Bears Ski?" What could this mean? Little bear keeps this question on his mind as father bear investigates with a doc. about little bear's hearing. This is the first d/Deaf picture book I’ve seen and I’m glad to see it on our shelves. I feel this will connect with c......more

Goodreads review by Steve on April 26, 2021

A cute story that I was looking forward to sharing. However, for its aimed audience, I felt the narrative was not engaging nor clear enough with its message. My 4 year old daughter (who is an advanced frequent reader) did not stay focused to get through the entire story - even after multiple attempts......more

Quotes

. . . all young readers will enjoy figuring out just what “Can bears ski?” is supposed to mean and will benefit from learning about being hard of hearing, including how to talk to a hard-of-hearing person.