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When Big Bear has to leave on a trip, it’s clear that being apart from Little Bear could be hard on them both. Faced with that situation, this sweet and loving book shows us solace, in all its many forms. Little Bear learns that his interactions with the world around him can soothe as they personify love and hugs and all that he needs to remember, and feel, from Big Bear in his absence, – basking completely in the knowledge that he is not alone, and he is loved. As broadly and deeply as all the stars in the sky, or grains of sand on a beach, little Bear’s everyday world, once he is open and aware, can settle his sadness and comfort him.

Unwrapping wonder with simple words and gorgeous whimsical illustrations, Big Bear will send hugs and love through breezes and clouds, sunshine and dewdrops, rainbows and gooey marshmallows. The scent of flowers, the sounds of birdsong, and the waves along an ocean shore. Touching all his senses, Nature at his fingertips, this heart-felt lesson cannot help but elevate Little Bear (as it does the reader) to a special place, – a place he can visit any time, simply by observing and experiencing the wonderful world around him.

A lovely lullaby of a picture-book, and one to treasure with your little one.

A great big thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.