Come to bear's noisy birthday party, see a big hat on a little man, open the door for a monstrous surprise... This lively book contains three sections, each full of colourful words and pictures. It's the easiest of easy readers - and the funniest too!

 

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Walker Books Ltd .

Colin McNaughton was born in Northunberland and had his first book published when he was still at college. He his now one of Britain's most highly acclaimed authors and illustrators. Allan Ahlberg is the author of nuemrous award-winning and popular children's books, including the HAPPY FAMILIES series and PLEASE MRS BUTLER, a book of school poems. Mark Williams is one of the stars of the BBC's THE FAST SHOW.