**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!

A delightful rhyming picture book about one boy and his search for a forever friend * Irish Independent *
A really heartwarming story which I know me and my son will continue to share for years to come * Netgalley reviewer *
An honestly perfect and stunning read. Young children will absolutely love this book * Netgalley reviewer *
A book for little ones to treasure * Netgalley reviewer *

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.