Bear and Squirrel are best friends and do everything together. Bear describes it beautifully: ‘Like peas in a pod, you and I fit/ Like strawberries and cream, we are a hit’. The pictures however are telling a different story and we can all see that sometimes – quite often in fact – Squirrel is more than a little irritated by Bear, not to mention squashed, bashed and accidentally knocked about! When it all gets too much, Squirrel tells Bear he needs space and Bear, being a really good friend, understands. Check the illustrations again though, and we can see that life without Bear just isn’t the same. Steve Small’s illustrations are full of humour but poignant too and Smiriti Hall’s rhyming text a delight to read aloud; this is a virtuoso portrayal of what friendship means.
A gorgeously warm, funny book about everything a friendship can be - for anyone who's ever had a friend. Wherever you're going, I'm going too. Whatever you're doing, I'm sticking with you. It's wonderful to have good friends to see you through the good times and the bad. But sometimes, friends can also be a bit . . . well . . . overbearing.
This completely irresistible rhyming text by Smriti Halls is perfectly complemented by artwork from fantastic new picture book illustrator, Steve Small.
‘A warm and endearing celebration of everything a friendship can be’ The Bookseller
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About Smriti Halls
Smriti Halls is an internationally bestselling children’s author whose award-winning books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Her stories are loved by children and adults alike and include picture book classics Rain Before Rainbows and the I’m Sticking With You series, as well as Publishers Weekly #1 bestselling I Love You Night and Day.
Smriti is South Indian by birth, British by nationality and a Londoner at heart and her stories, whether fast-paced and funny or lyrical and tender, are filled with hope, humour and heart, where every child can find themselves
