A Boy Named Bear

Meet Bear. Bear has Autism Spectrum Disorder. This doesn't make him strange or weird, but it does mean that he gets to see the world around him in very different way to most people. In fact, you might even say that Autism Spectrum Disorder makes Bear a very special little boy. This book is perfect for teaching children about ASD and how our differences can sometimes make the difference to how we see the world. Come and take a glimpse into the individual world, of a very special little boy. Easy rhymes and repetition make reading fun!A boy named Bear is perfect for all ages and an essential tool for educating others and showing the beautiful side of Autism.

A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele. They are only travelling a short distance and it really shouldn't take long. But their journey doesn't quite go to plan . . . Faced with turbulent storms, a terrifying sea monster and the rank remains of a very dangerous sandwich, the odds are against our unlikely heroes. Will the Harriet, their trusted vessel, withstand the violent lashings of the salty waves? And will anyone ever answer their message in a bottle? Brilliantly funny and tender, this beautiful book maps the growth of a truly memorable friendship and explores how, when all else is lost, the most unexpected joys can be found.

When a bear named Mack wakes up with a boy on his back, we know instantly that we’re back in the droll and sweetly wacky world created by Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy in their first two highly successful picture books about a bunny-wearing boy and his sister Claire, who wakes up with a gator on her hair. Like A Boy and His Bunny and A Girl and Her Gator, this new picture book will entertain young children and their parents, and put smiles on the faces of their grandparents too.

From National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth’s last two human inhabitants, and a girl’s journey home In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen. A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature’s dominion. Andrew Krivak is the author of two previous novels: The Signal Flame, a Chautauqua Prize finalist, and The Sojourn, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire, in the shadow of Mount Monadnock, which inspired much of the landscape in The Bear.

A boy and a polar bear who share a friendship learn to relax together.

Otto is a Book Bear and nothing makes him happier than when people read his book. But he also has a very special secret - when no one is looking he can come to life and explore the house. But one day something terrible happens: Otto's book is left behind when the family moves away, and now there is no one to read Otto! Otto must set off on his biggest adventure yet - to find a new home. But where is the best place for a Book Bear to live?

The true story of the real bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

Little boy Bear always loved dinosaurs so when he found a dinosaur egg while digging in his backyard, he was excited. But when the egg hatched and Bear saw that is was a T-Rex dinosaur, he was even more excited! He named the baby dinosaur, Rex. Bear learned how to take care of his dinosaur and learned to love Rex with all his heart. But when Rex got too big to keep, Bear had to learn an even bigger lesson. He had to trust in his faith and God’s Will to do what was right for Rex.