Categories: Picture Books Animal Stories The Bear 4.04 (258 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback English By (author) Raymond Briggs The hilarious and heartwarming tale of a magical friendship between a girl and a polar bear, from beloved author of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs. One night a great big, white polar bear comes to stay with Tilly. He has black hooked claws and huge yellow teeth; but his white furry coat is warm and soft and Tilly decides hes the cuddliest thing in the whole world. Tilly soon finds out that a big bear can cause big problems - he takes a LOT of looking after! When she describes the bears latest antics to her parents they think hes a figment of her imagination - but is he? A brilliantly clever and funny tale about an unlikely friendship, from beloved childrens author Raymond Briggs. More classic Raymond Briggs stories: The Snowman - a wordless picture book Father Christmas Father Christmas Goes on Holiday The Elephant and the Bad Baby Jim and the Beanstalk Product details For ages 0-5 Format Paperback | 40 pages Dimensions 234 x 286 x 5mm | 253g Publication date 06 Oct 2016 Publisher Penguin Random House Childrens UK Imprint Puffin Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English Illustrations note w. numerous col ill. 13 9780141374079 Bestsellers rank 66,672