{"product_id":"9781460706404_koala-bare","title":"Koala Bare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFOR TOO LONG KOALAS HAVE BEEN CALLED BEARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For too long koalas have been called bears.\u003cp\u003eBut this koala is out to prove to the world that he is BARE!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that never, ever, ever can a koala be called a bear ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally renowned author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Wombat\u003c\/em\u003e comes a hilariously funny picture book that Jackie French has created with talented new illustrator Matt Shanks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eKOALA BARE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The rhyming text appears so deceptively simple and effortless that it \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0em;\"\u003ereads like an absolute treat\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book is \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0em;\"\u003ebeautifully illustrated\u003c\/strong\u003e by upcoming illustrator Matt Shanks, who creates \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0em;\"\u003egorgeous watercolour paintings to accompany the whimsical tex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003et\u003c\/strong\u003e.' - 100percentrock.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003cem\u003eKoala Bare\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackie French and Matt Shanks have created a \u003cstrong\u003euniquely Australian\u003c\/strong\u003e story for young children.' - \u003cem\u003eKids' Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cstrong\u003ewonderfully funny\u003c\/strong\u003e look at several important things: the difference between the words bare and bear, the fact that the koala is not a bear and as the reader reads on they will learn some of the attributes of bears. But the \u003cstrong\u003emain focus is the fun, the wit of French's rhyming stanzas\u003c\/strong\u003e, the prediction of the rhyming word at the end of each phrase, the use of words like posterior, the attempts by the koala to get readers to see him as he is.' - \u003cem\u003eReadPlus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackie French","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46920374026389,"sku":"9781460706404","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460706404_d96379ef-db38-4066-9c9c-d33366b28995.jpg?v=1776889832","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460706404_koala-bare","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}