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Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
Book 1 in the internationally bestselling young reader series about friendship from Jarvis
Series: Bear and Bird
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Full of funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the start of an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. "These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness, and friendship have a transporting...
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Full of funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the start of an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis.
"These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness, and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+". Guardian
Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories features Bear and Bird as best friends! Although they don’t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy.
So, when Bear forgets to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn’t), Bird doesn’t let on that she knew all along. And when Bird discovers that Bear has more of a certain talent than she does, Bear finds a touching way to make her feel better...
Series: Bear and Bird
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“These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+.” Guardian Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories by Jarvis introduces Bear and Bird, who are best friends! While they don’t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. When neither of them...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
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"These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+." Guardian Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other Stories introduces us to Bear and Bird, two best friends who, despite not always understanding each other, are united in their wish to make one another happy. When Bird has a secret, Bear finds...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Oct 2026Pre-order -
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Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
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Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
Full of funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the start of an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. "These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness, and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+". Guardian Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories features...PaperbackSold Out -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529513707
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jarvis
- Illustrated by Jarvis
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 195g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Jarvis is the author-illustrator of Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth; Tropical Terry; Follow Me, Flo!, The Boy with Flowers in His Hair and Thank You, as well as the illustrator of Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Pick a Perfect Egg, all written by Patricia Toht. Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories is Jarvis’s first chapter book. An animator who has worked as a record jacket designer and an animation director, follow him on Twitter as @heyimjarvis and on Instagram as @booksbyjarvis.
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