'Archie has something to say, but no one is listening. So Archie leaves home … and discovers someone else with something to say. And because they both know how that feels, they both listen.
'This is a quirky story about being who you are (even when you’re not), by Zanni Louise and with illustrations by the inimitably wonderful David Mackintosh. ' (Publication summary)
Teachers' notes via author's website.
' Zanni Louise's story is original and funny. Archie is a boy convinced that he is a bear, and in the forest he meets a bear convinced he is a boy. They spend a happy day together. Beside the river, the bear shows Archie how to skim stones across the water, and a bit later Archie shows the bear how to catch fish with his claws, something at which the bear is extraordinarily clever.' (Introduction)
' Zanni Louise's story is original and funny. Archie is a boy convinced that he is a bear, and in the forest he meets a bear convinced he is a boy. They spend a happy day together. Beside the river, the bear shows Archie how to skim stones across the water, and a bit later Archie shows the bear how to catch fish with his claws, something at which the bear is extraordinarily clever.' (Introduction)
