A BOOK FOR BEAR

In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to find the perfect book for them to read together.

Bear loves books. Every day, Bear sits at the edge of the woods and listens to Ellen read. When Bear decides he wants a book of his very own--a book the color of ripe red raspberries and delicious to read--these best friends hatch a plan. But sneaking a bear into school, the library, and a bookstore, proves to be harder than they thought. Will Bear ever find a book of his very own?

With charming and timeless words from debut author Ellen Ramsey and brought to life by MacKenzie Haley, this is an endearing story of a determined young bear and his journey to find the perfect book.

Ellen Ramsey is a teacher, editor, and SCBWI member. Her work has appeared in Highlights, Spider, Ladybug, Muse, Hopscotch, AppleSeeds, and Fun for Kidz. One of her poems, published in Highlights High Five, won an SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for Poetry. She lives in Pennsylvania.

MacKenzie Haley is an illustrator, runner, and cat lover who currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. She has her BFA in illustration from the University of Dayton. Her clients include HarperCollins, Little Simon, and Albert Whitman & Company to name a few. She's completed three full marathons (slowly), fostered about twelve cats (not at the same time), and has two codependent cats named Booger and Abby.