Fred wants to hatch an egg. So he sets off to find an egg of his very own. And it isn't long before he finds a teeny weeny brown egg that needs a little bear just like Fred to care for it. But bears don't have eggs, do they? "This bear does!" says Fred proudly. But does he really...? Fred the little bear learns all about nurturing in this humorous story.

 

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 2005 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Sophie Piper is the author of Little Teddy's Christmas Book and the Lullaby minibooks (Lion, 2000). Cute, appealing illustrations by successful card and book illustrator Jane Massey. Julia Rawlinson lives in Kenilworth, West Midlands, with her husband Neil and sons Ben and Tom. She has published poems in a number of anthologies. Jane Massey lives in Hove. She has also illustrated Night-Night, Poppy! and It's Mine! for Little Tiger Press.