Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories

These hardcover short chapter books are great for those at the beginning of their learning to read journey. The stories are full of the warmth of friendship and the joy of silly adventures. With colourful illustrations that are so easy and fun to read they make great bedtime stories too. * Good Reading Magazine *Gorgeously illustrated and written with warmth and gentle humour, the escapades perfectly capture the highs and lows of friendship with laughs, frustrations, dreams and forgiveness. Solidified in delightful misunderstandings and warm-hearted mishaps, Bear and Bird is sweetness by the bucketload. The pair ambling through life in high spirits and with good-hearted intentions, blissfully unaware of much of what is going on, is highly amusing and readers will delight in knowing what is happening long before the protagonists do. * A Word About Books *

Jarvis studied Graphic Design and previously worked as a record sleeve designer, website designer and an animation director before becoming a children’s bookmaker. His titles with Walker Books include Bear and Bird, an illustrated fiction series that follows the funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings between a pair of best friends. The first of six titles, Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories, was the Indie Book of the Month on release and has been published into 15 different territories. His picture books include Follow Me, Flo!, Tropical Terry, Mrs Mole, I’m Home!, Thank You, The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, which won the 2023 Oscar’s Book Prize and the Indies Book Prize, and Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, which won the V&A Best Illustrated Book. He is also the illustrator of the much-loved Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Pick a Perfect Egg series written by Patricia Toht. His titles have sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide and have been published into over 25 languages. Jarvis lives in Manchester with his wife and their dog Milo.