# The Bear Behind

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- Book: [The Bear Behind](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-copeland/the-bear-behind) ([The Bear Behind.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-copeland/the-bear-behind.md))
- Authors: [Sam Copeland](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-copeland), [Pippa Curnick](https://www.bookquiver.com/pippa-curnick)
- Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
- ISBN: 978-14-4496-561-2
- Published: 2023-08-17
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The bestselling story that will help ease those starting school worries, with lots of laugh-out-loud moments to get little ones excited for school. Meet Ivor, a little boy in a big world, who absolutely, categorically, definitely does NOT like any sort of attention. So it's more than a minor catastrophe for Ivor to discover on his very first day of school that he has a great big . . . BEAR BEHIND! And as the bumbling bear begins to cause chaos and calamity, Ivor's hope for a normal first day at school quickly fades . . . From colouring name tags to storytime and dressing up, finding the toilet to making friends at play time, this will give readers a little taste of what to expect on their first day of school . . . just without the pesky Bear Behind! A hilarious story that will encourage children to find their voice at school, written by Sam Copeland, bestselling author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken, and larger-than-life illustrations by Pippa Curnick, creator of the award-winning Indigo Wilde series. A two-time Top 10 Official Indie Children's Bestseller in 2023 (via Litalist, Sept and Nov 2023)