Dave Edgren reads Michael Rosen's classic picture book about a family moving through grass, river, mud, forest, snowstorm, and cave with the repeated refrain "We can't go over it, we can't go under it, oh no we've got to go through it." They find a bear, run back through everything, and forget to shut the door.
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Hi, my name is Dave Edgren, and I'm going to read you We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Uh-uh, grass, long wavy grass. We can't go over it, we can't go under it. Oh no, we've got to go through it. Swishy swashy, swishy swashy, swishy swashy. We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day. We're not scared. Uh-oh, a river, a deep cold river. We can't go over it, we can't go under it. Oh no, we've got to go through it. Splash, splash, splash, splash, splash, splash. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day. We're not scared. Uh-oh, mud. Thick, oozy mud. We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no, we've got to go through it. Squelch, squirt, squelch, squirt. Squelch, squirtch! We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Uh-uh. A forest? A big, dark forest? We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no! We've got to go through it. Stumble trip, stumble trip, stumble trip. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day. We're not scared. Uh-uh. A snowstorm? A swirling, whirling snowstorm? We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no, we've got to go through it. Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo! We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day. We're not scared. Uh-uh. A cave? A narrow, gloomy cave. We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no, we've got to go through it. Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe.
What's that? One shiny wet nose. Two big furry ears. Two big googly eyes. It's a bear! Quick, back through the cave.
Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe. Back through the snowstorm. Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo. Back through the forest. Stumble, trip, stumble, trip, stumble, trip. Back through the mud. Squirt, squirt, squirt, squirt. Back through the river. Splash, splash, splash, splash, splash, splash. Back through the grass. Swishy, swashy, swishy, swashy.
Get to our front door. Open the door, up the stairs. Oh no, we forgot to shut the door. Back downstairs, shut the door. Back upstairs, into the bedroom, into bed, under the covers.
