This was so cute! I loved that it rhymed as those are my favourite kind of books to read to my children. I also loved that it was a little boy that wanted to be an animal groomer and not a girl. My children enjoyed it and loved the colourful illustrations and picking out the different animals. Would definitely get a copy and read to them again!

This is a cute story about a boy named Herschel who likes to brush and style hair and has a desire to someday brush a bear.
Told in rhyming verse, this is a cute story and the illustrations are fun and bright.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me a free digital copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.

I think it is fun when children's books rhyme; this one does and I found it enjoyable.

I thought the illustrations were very well done.

Thank you to NetGalley for approving my request for an advance read copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to author Sam Hearn and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Happy Yak).

Loved this silly book and the cute rhyming. The vocabulary was easy to understand. The colorful pictures would make young readers jump
for joy. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

Never Brush a Bear is a cute rhyming book about determination and bravery and bears! Herschel is a young boy who likes to brush hair and dreams of styling the hair of all sorts of animals, dogs, bunnies, ponies, and more. One day, he decides that he'd like to brush a big bear! Will he be able to do it? With a bit of determination and bravery, he'll not only find a polite big bear but maybe a new friend, too.

Never Brush a Bear is filled with delightfully colorful pictures and is a fun little adventure for young readers as they follow Herschel as he meets this big bear. Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

3.8 Stars

Herschel is a pet hairstylist and wants to brush a real bear. He goes into the woods looking for one despite the warnings that bear are big and scary. Herschel meets a bear and realizes that it is actually a shy and cuddly animal. He goes to brush the bear and fulfill his wish.
The story is quite simple but adorable. The illustrations are super cute, bright, and lively. These are also much like how kids would assume animals to be, cartoonish and endearing. I enjoyed going through the colorful pages of illustrations and loved how artfully the elements were incorporated into each page.
The narration comes in a sort of rhymed verse which didn’t meet the expectations. It is awkward in places and felt forced. I felt the book would have been a solid 5-star if the narration was in regular simple sentences with no rhyme or rhythm.
The story is cute, and so are the illustrations, so kids will still enjoy this one. You’ll have to explain the meanings of a couple of words, though.
To sum up, Never Brush a Bear is a cute book and will tickle the kids.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.