Can Bears Ski?

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Our light and airy Riverbank Kitchen, with its riverside garden, is open for delicious fresh, homemade dishes and snacks during the day and pre-show. As with many picture books addressing specific issues, the main audience for this book will be children with a similar experience, who will surely delight in seeing the little bear wearing their hearing aids and learning to navigate the world. There are adjustments for them both to make, settling into their new normal will take time, but they love one another and they have the support that they need to begin adapting.

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The situation for Bear is a sad one and the beautiful illustrations and text really tug at your heart strings. Like most of Tina Williams’ work for the company she founded 30 years ago, Hare and Tortoise is a show full of warmth and charm, which at the opening performance had the school party of five and six year olds, which constituted most of the audience, engaged, gasping and laughing. She also devised and directed The Boy and the Statuefor Deafinitely
at the Tricycle Theatre and on a London schools tour.Join Little Bear and Dad Bear as they learn how there are many ways to communicate love, and to find your place in the world. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Nick has made sets and puppets for Pied Piper for the last six years and in this year's production takes the role of stage manager and puppetry director for ‘Zoom! Coming up, Paula with her team are organising a fundraising event at the Hackney Empire, where she is directing a one night performance of the Vagina Monologues. This part of the book could really be beneficial when helping decrease anxiety with those who also need to go see the same type of doctor.

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Dunbar's illustrations make the story shine with her attention to detail and how she effectively captures the characters' emotions. With a set inspired by Polly Dunbar's stunning illustrations, puppetry and music, Pied Piper Theatre Company are delighted to be working with Paula Garfield and Deafinitely Theatre to bring this beautiful story to the stage. With a set inspired by Polly Dunbarʼs stunning illustrations, puppetry and music, Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre are delighted to bring this beautiful story to the stage.While the initial appeal is solidly visual, young readers will get the gentle message that friendship is not something to take for granted but is to be embraced with open arms—or paws and webbed feet. Her depiction of Little Bear's home, school setting and an audiologist's room add realism to the story line. The book is also a great one to share with children who don’t have hearing problems but who may encounter a child with some, like a school friend as it will show them some of the difficulties that children can face not hearing, with an ultimately positive message around the situation.

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It is hard-backed, over-sized, along with being well-illustrated, and it will be enjoyed by children through third grade. Then again, that’s what it sounds like at the lunch table when everyone is laughing at something David Bear says.

For Deafinitely Theatre, Paula’s previous productions include: Two Chairs, Motherland, Children of a Greater God, Playing God, Double Sentenceand Gold Dust. He has to count to 5 while the radiator shakes, the bed rumbles, the windows tremble, and the ceiling cracks. Both author and illustrator have a close family member who has hearing problems and this feels like it would be a comforting read for children who might be affected by this problem.