A trip to the seaside, a dramatic sea rescue, a treasure cave, and an endearing new character, the baby seal Splash - Jane Hissey takes Old Bear and friends in a new direction as they venture out of the house for the first time on an adventure packed trip to the seaside. Little Bear, as irrepressible as ever, goes off to search for his beach ball and finds himself face to face with a strange creature with a furry head and a string of seashells around its neck. Is it a shark? Is it a dolphin? No, it's Splash the baby seal! Little Bear has found a brand new friend and very soon the two are speeding through the waves on an exciting adventure. This is a new, bright look for Old Bear and the team. Jane has used a vivid, fresh new palette to create stunning double spreads that bleed off the pages in a riot of fun and movement. This is an absolutely gorgeous gift book for Old Bear fans old and new.

 

This book is part of a book series called Old Bear And Friends .

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 2004 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Jane Hissey is a graduate of Brighton College of Art and was a teacher until the birth of her first child. She is now a full-time author and illustrator and lives in East Sussex with her husband and three children.