By night, he is a meek and mild Ratty, keeping himself snug and comfortable in Mawson Bear’s House. By day he goes out into the Wide World.
Author Archives: Baffled Bear Books
For the Day-dream believers and all the sleepy souls: Dreamy Days and Random Naps, by Mawson
The wisdom of this book will be appealing to parents, grandparents, teachers, and others who need a reminder that dreaming and imagination are, as Albert Einstein said, more important than intelligence.
My Splendid Career As A Bear About Town
There may have been no ME, once. Imagine! No Mawson at all, fancy that!
Then, one day I found myself sort of There. Yes, There I Was!
Frilly: A pink-loving Heroine On A Quest
Equipped with her pink exploring bag and her favourite hats, Frilly sets off into the wide world to find herself. But is a quest to find oneself really the answer?
Cregeash Village in The Isle of Man
It’s the classic Ye Olde Village, isn’t it. And it fact the movie Waking Ned Devine was filmed here for that very reason. There are meadow flowers and lush green fields all around. Even some of the rooftops support greenery. You can see here some of the the Isle of Man’s very own sheep breed, the Loaghtan,
The Invisible Stone: A Letter to A Powerful Girl, by Carola Schmidt
Perfect to read along with the powerful young girl you know, to encourage them to trust themselves and never mind any of their stumbles on those bothersome stones.
Promenading in Douglas in The Isle of Man
We walked around Douglas or took the horse tram, and so we noticed many small delights in the architecture. Most of the fore-shore buildings still bear the names bestowed on them during the Victorian Era such as the Trevelan, The Empress and The Gaiety Theatre.
BeeGees and Horse Trams: Douglas in Ellan Vannin
Clydesdales and Shire Horses: The next thing they could not help but see was the famous Douglas Horse Tramway clomping along. Torrin and Ginger and the other tram horses are famous on Ellen Vannin. There is a website where you can note which proud horse gets awarded Trammer of the Week. If you love horses, why not visit their heritage stables or take a look at the Home of Rest for Old Horses
To the Isle of Bear, err, no, To The Isle of Man
The Isle of Man could fit inside Greater Perth several times over, and yet it seems larger. It’s a whole little world unto itself, with sea-side towns and ports and beaches and spectacular cliffs and forests and mountains. And, of course, it has a fascinating history.
Bernice Takes A Plunge, by Ann Harth
Bernice arrives on the first page totally believable and loveable. This middle grade book has everything: an annoying brother, a disappearing sock, a celebrity in town, an intriguing theft, a strange fisherman with a wooden leg, a mysterious island, and high drama on the open sea.
‘Tell Me A Story, Babushka’, by Carola Schmidt: A tale set in Ukraine during the Holomodor
This tale about memories and families’ begins with a lovely cottage in the Ukraine where lives a little girl ‘poor of money but rich of soul.’ But all too soon the Monsters come. And everything changes forever.
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