Let's go bear hunting

Description

This is a picture book that is the original version of “Let’s go catch a bear,” a song taught along with dance moves in kindergartens and preschools. The sentences are written with a cheerful rhythm, and as you turn the pages, a song comes out of your mouth in excitement. “Hey, let’s go catch a bear.” “Yay, I’m excited.” One sunny day, a family goes bear hunting with the lightheartedness of going on a picnic. It seems like you might find yourself humming with excitement. “What’s so scary about bears?”

“Hmph, we’re not scared at all.” You move forward with great strides, shouting loudly, but as you get closer to your destination, realistic fear and dread grow. That's why even the slightest rustling sound under your feet makes you startle and prick up your ears. Square! Dumb bung tumble! Chubbuk slump! Rustle, rustle! Hwihwiing! There is no way such sounds would be heard normally in the ears of the bear hunter family, who are very nervous but pretend not to be. This change in onomatopoeia has a much more dramatic effect than simply explaining the thrill of bear hunting in various words. Finally, after passing through the forest, passing through the river and swamp, and even breaking through the snowstorm, I approached the cave where the bear was, muttering my footsteps, but before I could clearly distinguish the bear's form, I saw only its shiny nose, shaggy ears, and shiny eyes and walked away. Even the bravado of these bear hunters, telling them to save their lives, is quite pleasant.

This picture book has all the advantages of a play picture book. It has rhythmic sentences that children can sing along to and imitate the movements, and the changes in onomatopoeia that appear as seasonings add to the excitement. First, there is a line saying, “It’s easy to catch a bear,” followed by “Oh! ~That’s it!” Since the refrain is repeated, it is good for singing along with someone reading a picture book, or for the whole family to stand around and dance to the song together. In addition, black-and-white pictures and color pictures are arranged alternately, so the parts with movement and the parts with rest are easily distinguished. The visual expression of the type is also unique. The font size of the onomatopoeia is small at first and then gradually becomes larger. It seems as if they move cautiously at first and then speed up and rush. The caution of the father who takes the lead and the anxiety of the children who fall behind can be read through the font size.