Orange Pear Apple Bear: questions to ask and activities to try
Just four words: orange, pear, apple, bear. Orange Pear Apple Bear is a beautifully simple, funny first book about colours, shapes and imagination.
What age is it for? Orange Pear Apple Bear is best from birth to age 4. Good for: Playing with four simple words and colours.
Orange Pear Apple Bear (Emily Gravett)
- Age
- 0-4
- Best for
- Playing with four simple words and colours
Point to each word as you say it. By the second read, let your child read the words with you. It's perfect for very early readers.
What it helps with
- First words and early reading
- Colours and shapes
- Playing with word order
- Imagination and humour
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Can you find the orange?”
- “What colour is the bear?”
- “What’s an apple bear?”
- “Which picture is the funniest?”
- “Can you read the words with me?”
- “What would a banana bear look like?”
5-minute activities to try together
Fruit bear
Make a bear face from fruit slices on a plate, then eat it!
Word swap
Choose four words, like cat, hat, red, bed, and draw silly mixes of them.
Free printables: Orange Pear Apple Bear worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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