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The Forever Bear

An unforgettable and magical story for families everywhere to share
By Lu Fraser
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THE FOREVER BEAR - THE MOST MAGICAL PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LITTLEST YAK The timeless and heartwarming story of a boy and the bear he'll love forever 'Delightful' - Irish Independent A Waterstones Best Baby and Toddler Book... Read More
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A timeless and heartwarming story about a boy and the bear he’ll love forever

A timeless and heartwarming story about a boy and the bear he’ll love forever

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THE FOREVER BEAR - THE MOST MAGICAL PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LITTLEST YAK

The timeless and heartwarming story of a boy and the bear he'll love forever

'Delightful' - Irish Independent

A Waterstones Best Baby and Toddler Book of 2025

It’s Harry’s birthday, and all he wants is a bear of his own. When he steps into a magical shop full of teddy bears, he finds a hundred different kinds of bear to choose from – roundish bears and thinnish bears, woolly bears and shaggy bears; spotty bears and dotty bears, and stripy-on-their-botty bears!

But Harry is looking for a very special kind of bear. The kind of bear that he'll love for a lifetime. Will he get his heart's desire and find his Forever Bear?

From the bestselling author of The Littlest Yak comes a gorgeous, heartwarming story that is a modern classic in the making. Packed with beautiful wintery illustrations, it's an irresistible celebration of the bond we feel with our most special toys - perfect for reading on cold winter nights, and on cosy Christmas mornings!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408897850

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Pippa Curnick

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 268.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Lu Fraser

About the Author

Lu Fraser is the bestselling author of The Littlest Yak, winner of the Oscars Award for Picture Books, and The Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year Award, as well as One Camel Called Doug and The Viking Who Liked Icing.

Pippa Curnick grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She has written and illustrated several picture books including The Big Freeze, and she is the illustrator of The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning.

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