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Bear and Rat
By Christopher Cheng
Illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Bear and Rat are the best of friends who do everything together, but Rat wonders if Bear will always be there to hold her hand, no matter what happens …
A powerful and uplifting story about loving friendship, even through the hardest of times.
A personal note from Christopher
Nearly all the pictures books that I write have a personal element to them, where something has had a direct impact on me ... and none will ever be more so than with this manuscript. When my beautiful wife Bini was diagnosed with cancer I needed some form of understanding, some comprehension, some way of relating to the new journey we were embarking on together, about the now, and about what might happen. And as a writer for kids, creating this story was the only way I had of working through this, or expressing my thoughts and feelings. And the characters ... they are very personal too, as Bini’s favourite has always been the Rat, mine of course is Bear.
A powerful and uplifting story about loving friendship, even through the hardest of times.
A personal note from Christopher
Nearly all the pictures books that I write have a personal element to them, where something has had a direct impact on me ... and none will ever be more so than with this manuscript. When my beautiful wife Bini was diagnosed with cancer I needed some form of understanding, some comprehension, some way of relating to the new journey we were embarking on together, about the now, and about what might happen. And as a writer for kids, creating this story was the only way I had of working through this, or expressing my thoughts and feelings. And the characters ... they are very personal too, as Bini’s favourite has always been the Rat, mine of course is Bear.
Genre:
Picture Storybook
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
Year:
2021
Format:
Hard Cover
ISBN:
9781760896287
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Reviews
“A remarkable picture book that shows that regardless of what else we might have, to have that sort of love of another is everything.”
“Bear and Rat is an exquisitely poignant story of unconditional love, so outstandingly gripping that children from birth will keep it close in their hearts forever.”
“If you buy only one picture book this year, then my recommendation is Bear and Rat.”