The Bear Behind by Sam Copeland - ISBN: 9781444965612
Paperback
First day jitters meet a giant bear in this hilarious tale.

The Bear Behind

A book about dealing with back to school worries

$22.71

  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    10 October 2023

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Summary

The bestselling story that will help ease those starting school worries, with lots of laugh-out-loud moments to get little ones excited for school.

Meet Ivor, a little boy in a big world, who absolutely, categorically, definitely does NOT like any sort of attention. So it’s more than a minor catastrophe for Ivor to discover on his very first day of school that he has a great big …

BEAR BEHIND!

And as the bumbling bear begins to cause chaos and calamity, Ivor’s hope for…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444965612
ISBN-10:1444965611
Author:Sam Copeland, Pippa Curnick
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Hodder Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:10 October 2023
Weight:218g
Dimensions:270mm x 248mm x 4mm
Series:The Bear Behind
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A delightful and fun book… a perfect book for nervous little ones! * Waterstones Canterbury *
A great book to read on the first day of school! – The Kids Bookstagrammer
I would really recommend this book for any parent with a child starting school – Life of Charlie James - Instagram
A fun but reassuring read – Jaxon_and_us - Instagram

About The Author

Sam Copeland

Sam Copeland (Author)

Sam Copeland is an author, which has come as something of a shock to him. He is from Manchester and now lives in London with two smelly cats, three smelly children and one relatively clean smelling wife. His bestselling book Charlie Changes Into a Chicken was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and nominated for the Branford Boase Award. The Bear Behind, illustrated by Pippa Curnick is his first picture book. Despite legal threats, he refuses to stop writing.

Pippa Curnick (Illustrator)

Pippa Curnick grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class degree in illustration. Pippa’s picture book Lucie Goose was shortlisted for the Evening Standard’s Oscar’s First Book Prize.

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