Starring a very jolly big brown bear, this is the first book for HarperCollins from the talented author-illustrator Holly Surplice.

A bear can be happy, a bear can be sad.
A bear can be bored, and a bear can be glad!

Life is never dull for this bear - there are butterflies to chase, trees to climb and streams to splash in... and it's even more fun when friends join in.

Warm, friendly rhyming text and gloriously textured, multi-layered illustrations combine to make this the perfect book to share at bedtime.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers .

This is Holly Surplice's first book for HarperCollins, and her adorable animal characters have masses of child appeal. Holly lives in Edinburgh with her husband, their young daughter and Marbles the Dalmatian - soon to star in Holly's next book!