The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard
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Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2004

The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard

Written and illustrated by Gregory Rogers

A boy's leap onto Shakespeare's stage sparks a wild chase through London.

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32 pages
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A curious boy stumbles onto Shakespeare's stage, triggering a madcap chase through Elizabethan London. With a magic cloak, a friendly bear, and a grumpy Bard, he navigates a world of adventure. Can he escape the clutches of a villainous playwright and save a baron from doom? This wordless tale unfolds with humor and unexpected friendships.

From the publisher

A comic romp through Shakespeare’s London featuring an intrepid little boy, a friendly bear, and-in the role of dastardly villain-the Bard himself.

What happens when a boy bursts through the curtain of a deserted theatre and onto the world’s most famous stage? He lands on the Bard himself and the chase is on-through the streets of Shakespeare’s London. This is a rare and inventive visual feast-a runaway story about a curious boy, a magic cloak, a grumpy bard, a captive bear and a baron bound for the chopping block. It is also a richly illustrated, dramatic and very funny tale of adventure and friendship.

Awards

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (2004)
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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
5–9
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about time travelBooks about William Shakespeare
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Book details

Publication
Published
October 1, 2004
First published
January 1, 2004
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781596430099

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