'Befittingly for a book about how love can make us braver and stronger, Hoang Giang's illustrations glow magnificently?: ?her sunset-coloured depiction of Earnest surrounded by his favourite things, from blueberries to the perfect tree, is one of the most gorgeous picture book spreads I've seen all year.' - The Observer A beautiful picture book for young children about love, friendship and how the things you love make you feel. Who has a heart big enough to hold a lion? Earnest is a bear with a big heart. He keeps all his favourite things inside his heart. When Earnest's heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything! But is his heart big enough to hold a lion? If we make room in our hearts for love, it leaves us feeling better and braver with bigger hearts than ever, even if love has to leave. * Louise Grieg is a Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted author. * Hoang Giang is a Carnegie Medal for Illustration award longlist nominee.

In Louise Greig's glorious Bear Heart (Flying Eye, 11 Sept), we meet Earnest, a bear with a heart so full that when he encounters a lonely lion "the colour of buttercups" he finds he can only make space for him by discarding the other things he? ?cherishes. Befittingly for a book about how love can make us braver and stronger, Hoang Giang's illustrations glow magnificently?: ?her sunset-coloured depiction of Earnest surrounded by his favourite things, from blueberries to the perfect tree, is one of the most gorgeous picture book spreads I've seen all year. -- Imogen Carter * The Observer *
Louise is a beautiful writer, truly one of the greats - and this story filled my heart with love and joy and light. -- Matt Goodfellow * Author of The Final Year *
A gorgeous bear hug of a book that celebrates our enormous capacity to be brave and to love. -- Rebecca O'Connor * Director, Caterpillar Poetry Prize *
Greig takes readers on a journey with Earnest as he explores concepts of love and friendship. Until Earnest met the lion, he had always had room in his heart for something more. He does his best to find someone else to love the lion, but when nobody can help, Earnest makes a brave decision. How can Earnest make room in his heart and what happens when he eventually discovers someone who has a heart that has room for the lion? Giang's beautiful illustrations will enchant readers young and old as they expertly complement Greig's gentle tale. Her use of colour is exquisite, reflecting the changing emotions of Earnest as he moves through this beautifully told story. In Bear Heart Greig introduces big concepts of love, friendship and loss with great care and gentleness, allowing young readers an outlet to explore emotions that are very real to them. -- Eibhlín Cassidy * Children's Books Ireland *
My favourite small critic also liked Louise Greig's Bear Heart - a poetic tale about the heart's endless capacity for love, beautifully illustrated by Hoang Giang. -- "Our toddler critic's favourite picture books, as approved by Madeleine Keane" -- Madeleine Keane * Irish Independent *

Louise Greig lives in Aberdeen where she writes picture books and poetry. She has won several awards for poetry and her picture books have been published in many different languages. Her first picture book, The Night Box was nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Teach Primary Book Awards and the Klaus Flugge Prize. It was the Cultura book of the year in France. Her picture book Sweep, illustrated by Julia Sarda, was nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019. Louise is profoundly deaf. Hoang Giang is a Vietnamese illustrator, she grew up in Da Lat, a small town in highland of Vietnam. She always dreamt to be a mangaka since childhood but ended up graduating from a Finance and Banking BA degree due to family expectations. Luckily, after graduation, she immediately found a job as an illustrator for magazines for children and young adults. She learnt digital painting and traditional arts by herself during this time. In 2016, she decided to get herself proper education about storytelling so I went to Cambridge school of Art, UK to pursue her MA Illustrations and Book Arts. After the studying, she published her first graphic novel and comic books series in Vietnam and several picture books for clients such as Puffin, Little Tiger and Walker Books