One of our Books of the Year 2015 -April 2015 Debut of the Month Lily and Bear – two wonderful new characters who love to play together – and love to share. Lily loves to draw. And, when she draws a bear – it comes alive! Bear loves all the things that Lily lives until…he suddenly decides he’d like to do some more bear-like things.
Soon Lily learns to love all the things that Bear likes doing such as catching slippery jumping fish in the river, rolling down the mountainside and, best of all, listening to Bear playing the banjo under the starry sky. Lily and Bear make a great pair and the idea of the same but different is gently explored in this warm-hearted and touching story.
A Piece of Passion by the editor, Leilani Sparrow When David Bennett phoned me at 9am one morning raving about a new artist he’d met at a illustrator showcase the previous night, and sent me an image of a girl and a bear I was instantly wowed. There was a story in here waiting to unfurl from the pages.
A story about a girl. A girl in a tutu, called Lily, who loves to draw, and who one day draws Bear. Bear is everything Lily wants him to be - a friend, a companion, a playmate. Together they play, sail the seas and have royal tea parties, until one day Bear tires of doing Lily things and wants to do Bear things instead.
And because Lily loves Bear and Bear loves Lily, they do. They do the things that Bear likes best - picking berries and rolling down hillsides. It’s a wonderful book about sharing, about taking turns, and being yourself. The artwork is STUNNING. Bear leaps out from the page and would envelop you in a Bear hug if he could.
It’s a book that will put a smile on the face of every child and adult who reads it. In my mind, it is a perfect picture book and I’m already looking forward to the next one from Lisa and Lily and Bear.
An adorable tale following Lily and Bear’s adventures after Bear is brought to life through Lily’s sketches. Lily and Bear are best friends. And being friends means taking turns. So some of the day they do Lily things and some of the day they do Bear things. The beautifully simple artwork echoes the innocence of childhood.
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An adorable tale following Lily and Bear’s adventures after Bear is brought to life through Lily’s sketches. Lily and Bear are best friends.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Lily and Bear and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Lily and Bear features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Lily and Bear was written by Lisa Stubbs and published by Boxer Books Limited