A BEARY special adventure comes to
If you go down to
Cooper Gallery this summer You’re sure of a big surprise If you go down to
Cooper Gallery this summer You might not believe your eyes For every bear is sure to be there
From Rupert to Paddington, to Pooh and Old Bear
For the first time ever the Bears! are coming to Barnsley
A teddy bear adventure inspired by our favourite and most famous bears from children’s literature, Bears! - a touring exhibition by Seven Stories – the National Centre for Children’s Books - is arriving at the Cooper Gallery this summer.
From Saturday 30th June to Sunday 2nd September, the galleries will be transformed into a woodland escape. Here, a whole host of popular picture book bears will be brought to life from original illustrations and stories that we know and love them from.
In a world where toys are being left on the shelf in place of technology, how refreshing it will be to get back to the bare necessities of story time and reconnect with memories of our cuddly childhood companions.
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Seven Stories is the UK’s only charity dedicated to collecting, championing and celebrating our children’s literature heritage, with an extensive collection from over 200 authors and illustrators dating back to the 1930s.
Following 12 successful months at their seven-storey Newcastle museum, Bears! sets off on a tour of the country, starting its journey at the Cooper Gallery in the heart of Barnsley town centre.
During the exhibition there will be artwork and manuscripts on display from stories both old and new. The perfect setting to bring story characters to life, the galleries will showcase all the components that go into making popular children’s books.
From first scribbles and dummy books to character sketches and annotated drafts, Bears! looks at traditional and digital techniques and highlights why bears have become such an important part in children’s stories.
A family friendly interactive exhibition, join Otto the Book Bear as he follows the trail and goes in search of other books to make his home. Meet Otto’s fellow book bears old and new, with no two the same.
Read a classic bedtime story with Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear, by Martin Waddell and see Barbara Firth’s original, life-like artwork which she began drawing aged just three.
Give Hugless Douglas that big
bear hug he’s been looking for throughout David Melling’s story – can you discover which hug is the best? Hint – you might need your mum for that.
See how the iconic Hundred
Acre Wood came to life with Robert Ingpen’s illustrated version inspired by Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, near to where AA Milne and his son Christopher Robin lived. Did you know Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a real-life Canadian black bear that lived at London Zoo?
Try your hand at still-life drawing like Jane Hissey who chose toys for her Old Bear series as they were the only models who were happy to sit still for long enough. Why not bring your own bear rescued from the attic to draw – the tuftier the better.
Can you find the Bear Under the Stairs? Author Helen Cooper based her book on a true story where she kept feeding an imaginary bear in the cupboard under her stairs when she was a young girl. Have a go at writing about your own bear friends.
Dress up as Padlock the Dancing Bear and pull a sad face as you hide from Mr Gum. Will you be as tall as 40 hamsters or as heavy as 19,000 grapes like Andy Stanton and David Tazzyman’s character was?
And don’t forget, not all bears
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