Teddy bear Bruno and his dog Lolla are the heroes of 4 picture books created by contemporary Swedish artist Gunilla Ingves. Each book is dedicated to one of the seasons - winter, spring, summer and autumn - and describes one day in the life of the heroes, filled with activities and entertainment "according to the season".
In the book "Bruno the Bear's Spring" the bear and his dog go for a walk in the morning to see what has changed in nature with the arrival of spring. They watch how birds build nests and hatch chicks, how young grass breaks through last year's foliage, how insects wake up. They learn to distinguish songbirds by their voices - larks, woodpeckers, owls, plant seedlings and do spring cleaning in the house. The day turns out to be very eventful and covers all the main spring signs, worries and everyday affairs. Everything that Bruno and Lolla see and do, we can see and do every spring - at the dacha, in the park, during a country walk.
The main story of the book is "framed" by notes from the observation diary of Mishka Bruno, which are placed at the beginning and at the end of the book. They contain many sketches and educational information from the world of the surrounding nature of a certain time of year. The first diary spread is dedicated to birds: who looks like what and how they sing, what they make nests from and how they hatch chicks. The second one tells in detail how to plant seedlings, how a seed sprouts in the ground, what the first snowdrops look like.
The books from the Bruno Bears series can be called a practical encyclopedia of the seasons for children aged 3-6. With delicate pastel-coloured illustrations, lots of details to look at on each page and charming main characters.
Recommended reader age: 3+
Author: Gunilla Ingves
Artist: Gunilla Ingves
Translation: Olga Nikolaevna Myaeots
Editor: Daria Sokolova
Year of release: 2018
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Melik-Pashayev
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 216x216x10 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00041-116-2
Series: About Bruno the Bear