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Bear Needs Help

By Sarah S. Brannen
Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

By Sarah S. Brannen
Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

By Sarah S. Brannen
Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

By Sarah S. Brannen
Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

Hardcover $16.99

Jan 22, 2019 | 32 Pages | 3-7 years

Ebook $9.99

Jan 22, 2019 | 32 Pages | 3-7 years

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    About Bear Needs Help

    With one of his shoes untied, and all of the animals too scared to help, what’s Bear going to do? The surprisingly clever answer will make kids — and parents — laugh. A perfect read-aloud.

    A lumbering little polar bear has one shoe untied, and he needs some help! Sadly for him, though, the other animals are all too scared of him: the lemmings, rabbits, and seals all run away as he approaches them for assistance. What’s Bear going to do? Luckily, two plucky birds are more than happy to help out and offer advice — though probably not quite in the way that readers anticipate.

    In this sweet and funny book about asking for help (and receiving it), expectations are flipped in a simple but clever way.

    Praise for Bear Needs Help:

    A Junior Library Guild selection!

    “Laced with humor and . . . decipherable in more ways than one.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “The silliness will likely win the day and earn a few giggles . . . Use this to bring some surprising goofiness to a bear-themed or winter-themed storytime.” —BCCB

    About Bear Needs Help

    With one of his shoes untied, and all of the animals too scared to help, what’s Bear going to do? The surprisingly clever answer will make kids — and parents — laugh. A perfect read-aloud.

    A lumbering little polar bear has one shoe untied, and he needs some help! Sadly for him, though, the other animals are all too scared of him: the lemmings, rabbits, and seals all run away as he approaches them for assistance. What’s Bear going to do? Luckily, two plucky birds are more than happy to help out and offer advice — though probably not quite in the way that readers anticipate.

    In this sweet and funny book about asking for help (and receiving it), expectations are flipped in a simple but clever way.

    Praise for Bear Needs Help:

    A Junior Library Guild selection!

    “Laced with humor and . . . decipherable in more ways than one.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “The silliness will likely win the day and earn a few giggles . . . Use this to bring some surprising goofiness to a bear-themed or winter-themed storytime.” —BCCB

    About Sarah S. Brannen

    Sarah S. Brannen (www.sarahbrannen.com) is the award-winning illustrator of nearly twenty books for children. She is the author and illustrator of Madame Martine (Albert Whitman & Co.), Madame Martine Breaks the Rules (Whitman), and Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), which was the eighth most-challenged book in the… More about Sarah S. Brannen

    About Sarah S. Brannen

    Sarah S. Brannen (www.sarahbrannen.com) is the award-winning illustrator of nearly twenty books for children. She is the author and illustrator of Madame Martine (Albert Whitman & Co.), Madame Martine Breaks the Rules (Whitman), and Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), which was the eighth most-challenged book in the… More about Sarah S. Brannen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Philomel Books
    Jan 22, 2019 | 32 Pages | 10 x 10 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780525516507

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Philomel Books
    Jan 22, 2019 | 32 Pages | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780525516514

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    Praise for Bear Needs Help:

    A Junior Library Guild selection!

    “Laced with humor and . . . decipherable in more ways than one.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “The silliness will likely win the day and earn a few giggles . . . Use this to bring some surprising goofiness to a bear-themed or winter-themed storytime.” —BCCB

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