The Super Snowy Bear Behind

Name: The Super Snowy Bear Behind
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781444965674
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A larger-than-life story about telling the truth

By Sam Copeland

Series: The Bear Behind

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From the creators of the bestselling The Bear Behind, comes a hilarious snowy tale about what happens when little fibs begin to snowball... Ivor has a Bear Behind - a great big, booming bear who has the habit of appearing at just the wrong time. So... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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A super-snowy, larger-than-life picture book about the importance of telling the truth, from bestselling award-winners Sam Copeland and Pippa Curnick

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From the creators of the bestselling The Bear Behind, comes a hilarious snowy tale about what happens when little fibs begin to snowball...

Ivor has a Bear Behind - a great big, booming bear who has the habit of appearing at just the wrong time.

So the morning Ivor wakes up to the most magical, glittering blanket of snow, he's determined to keep his Bear Behind hidden away and enjoy his snow day.

But when a little fib slips out about his sledging skills, his lie begins to snowball out of control... and so does his very silly, very chilly Bear Behind!

A rip-roaringly funny, super-duper snowy picture book about the importance of telling the truth. Written by Sam Copeland, the bestselling author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken, with bold, bright illustrations by Pippa Curnick, creator of the award-winning Indigo Wilde series.

The Bear Behind was a two-time Top 10 Official Indie Children's Bestseller in 2023 - via Litalist, Sept and Nov 2023.

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The Super Snowy Bear Behind

From the creators of the bestselling The Bear Behind, comes a hilarious snowy tale about what happens when little fibs begin to snowball... Ivor has a Bear Behind - a great big, booming bear who has the habit of appearing at just the wrong time. So the morning Ivor wakes up to the most magical, glittering blanket of snow, he's...

By Sam Copeland

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444965674

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Pippa Curnick
Illustrated by Pippa Curnick

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 41g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sam Copeland Series: The Bear Behind

About the Author

Sam Copeland (Author)

Sam Copeland is an author, which has come as something of a shock to him. He is from Manchester and now lives in London with two smelly cats, three smelly children and one relatively clean smelling wife. His bestselling book Charlie Changes Into a Chicken was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and nominated for the Branford Boase Award. The Bear Behind, illustrated by Pippa Curnick is his first picture book. Despite legal threats, he refuses to stop writing.

Pippa Curnick (Illustrator)

Pippa Curnick grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class degree in illustration. Pippa's picture book Lucie Goose was shortlisted for the Evening Standard's Oscar's First Book Prize. Her website is www.pippacurnick.com and you can follow her on Insta @pippa_curnick and on Twitter @PippaCurnick

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