The Bear

A classic tale about the magic of friendship from Raymond Briggs

The 30th anniversary edition of this hilarious and heartwarming tale of a magical friendship between a girl and a polar bear from beloved author of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs.

One night a great big, white polar bear comes to stay with Tilly. He has black hooked claws and huge yellow teeth; but his white furry coat is warm and soft and Tilly decides he's the cuddliest thing in the whole world.

Tilly soon finds out that a big bear can cause big problems - he takes a LOT of looking after! When she describes the bear's latest antics to her parents they think he's a figment of her imagination - but is he?

A brilliantly clever and funny tale about an unlikely friendship, from beloved children's author Raymond Briggs.

More classic Raymond Briggs stories:
The Snowman - a wordless picture book
Father Christmas
Father Christmas Goes on Holiday
The Elephant and the Bad Baby
UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age
Jim and the Beanstalk

Raymond Briggs, one of the UK's top 100 bestselling children's picture book authors of all time, Nielsen Book Scan, September 2024

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