The Bear Behind

Sam Copeland, Pippa Curnick

From Shelf: Official Indie Children's Bestsellers (week 45, 2023)

The perfect story to help ease those starting school worries, with lots of laugh-out-loud moments to get little ones excited for school. From bestselling author Sam Copeland and award-winning illustrator Pippa Curnick.

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 a normal first day at school quickly fades . . . From colouring name tags to storytime and dressing up, finding the toilet to making friends at play time, this will give readers a little taste of what to expect on their first day of school . . . just without the pesky Bear Behind!A hilarious story that will encourage children to find their voice at school, written by Sam Copeland, bestselling author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken, and larger-than-life illustrations by Pippa Curnick, creator of the award-winning Indigo Wilde series.A two-time Top 10 Official Indie Children's Bestseller in 2023 (via Litalist, Sept and Nov 2023)