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![]() The words are mostly fairly simple, and it's aimed for preschool and above. They light a candle, and it, too, goes out on them, leaving them in darkness. At other times the comics turn to rumination, as when the bear and the rabbit watch the sun go down together. This leads to some silly, lighthearted humor. ![]() Benjamin Bear says he can do that, too, but makes the fox chop some more bricks unable to understand that he, Benjamin, ought to be the one chopping the bricks himself. For instance, he sees his friend the fox chopping bricks in half, karate style. Benjamin goes through his life doing things one oughtn't to do but having no understanding of why. This French comic book, now translated into English, follows Benjamin Bear through a series of eccentric short stories that each fit one page. ![]() Anthropomorphized animals are nothing new in children's literature least of all anthropomorphized bears but the antics of Benjamin Bear feel unique. ![]()
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