The Everywhere Bear: questions to ask and activities to try
The Everywhere Bear goes home with a different child every weekend, until he falls out of a backpack. The Everywhere Bear is a rhyming adventure about getting lost and finding your way home.
What age is it for? The Everywhere Bear is best for ages 3–6. Good for: Getting lost, and finding your way back home.
The Everywhere Bear (Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb)
- Age
- 3-6
- Best for
- Getting lost, and finding your way back home
Read it before your child brings home a class bear, or after a toy gets lost. Talk about how the class feels, and who helps the bear get back.
What it helps with
- Losing something special
- Class toys and taking turns
- Adventures and getting home safely
- Rhyme and rhythm
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.
- “Where does the Everywhere Bear live?”
- “Who does he go home with?”
- “How did he get lost?”
- “Where did he end up?”
- “How did he get home?”
- “What would you show a class bear at your house?”
5-minute activities to try together
Bear diary
Take a toy on a weekend adventure and draw a diary of everything it did.
Map home
Draw the bear's journey from the classroom to the sea and back.
Free printables: The Everywhere 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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If your child liked this, try
A Bit Lost (Chris Haughton)
- Best for
- Getting lost, and asking for help
- Age
- 2-5
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds)
- Best for
- Losing something you love, and speaking up for it
- Age
- 3-6
Otto the Book Bear (Katie Cleminson)
- Best for
- Being left behind, and finding a new home
- Age
- 3-7
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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