Oscar needs a friend. When at last he finds another bear to play with, his enthusiasm nearly ends the friendship before it has begun. How can Oscar persuade Ollie to join in? The story ends happily and more adventures are planned.

 

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 2000 by Scholastic .

Joan Stimson started writing for children after working in industry and has had over 100 stories published to date. Meg Rutherford has over 40 books to her credit, and continues her very successful collaboration with Joan Stimson to produce Brave Lion, Scared Lion, their fourth outstanding title. Joan Stimson lives in Gloucestershire. Meg Rutherford lives in Buckinghamshire. Joan Stimson was brought up in the Midlands and has spent the whole of her adult life in Gloucestershire.