Brother Hugo and the Bear, Katy Beebe
Brother Hugo and the Bear, Katy Beebe
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Brother Hugo and the Bear

Author: Katy Beebe

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2015

Synopsis

Brother Hugo can't return his library book - the letters of St. Augustine - because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear! Instructed by the abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste of letters, it appears, he's rarely satisfied!

About Katy Beebe

Katy Beebe is an author and longtime book lover. She grew up in Minnesota and studied English Literature at Carlerton College. Beebe also studied at Oxford, where she was inspired to write Brother Hugo and the Bear. She moved back to America and is a college professor.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.

About S. D. Schindler

S.D. Schindler embraces the inventive spirit every time he illustrates a book - and he has illustrated many! An award-winning and best-selling illustrator, his books have won a Parents' Choice Award for Illustration, a Smithsonian Award for outstanding natural history title, and a Best Book selection by School Library Journal. S.D. lives in Philadelphia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on January 16, 2019

I really enjoyed this book. The story is based on a true story so it presents a real problem, and interesting solution. The story is lighthearted and engaging. The notes at the end serve to bring the book alive. What I really enjoyed in addition to the story were the illustrations. I found this book......more

Goodreads review by J. on January 11, 2022

A bear ate a copy of St. Augustine's Letters, which a monk had borrowed from his monastery. Thus we are motivated into the educational side of this story, as the monk is ordered by his abbot to replace it by borrowing another copy and going through the many steps required in medieval times to make a......more

Goodreads review by Katt on September 16, 2015

The best part about this book is that it's based on a true story! At first the tale seems farfetched. A manuscript eaten by a bear and needing to be replaced. Then we find out all the stages in creating a book during this time period (so much work!). Of course returning the library book becomes the p......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on April 15, 2014

i had the opportunity to read this book thanks to the goodreads giveaway, and i love it. i recommend this children's book for anyone who likes this imaginative tales and illustration. in fact, just right after i read, i lent it to my friend who's working on some book too, and she also loved it! it's a......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on May 02, 2018

OH NOOO BROTHER HUGO OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Hugo is fine. BUT ALL THOSE BOOKS.) This is an excellent kids books which is hilarious to all ages, and probably will be way more distressing to history-majoring-adults than it will be to smalls.......more

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