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If I Were a Bear

Part of If I Were

Illustrated by Erik Brooks
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Board Book
$10.99 US
6.47"W x 6.49"H x 0.57"D   | 8 oz | 46 per carton
On sale Feb 19, 2019 | 22 Pages | 978-1-63217-196-2
Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool
From the author and illustrator of If I Were a Whale and If I Were A Bird, comes this colorful, rhyming board book that playfully features bears found in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. Beautiful watercolor illustrations of bears of all sizes are sure to delight readers young and old.

Toddlers will love this fun introduction to bears, in this beautifully illustrated board book that shares facts about these amazing animals in an imaginative way.

If I were a polar bear
my ears would be small,
my feet would be furry,
I'd have barely any tail at all.
"Nearly every spread talks about a different type of bear, and tells you a little fact about that type of bear. ...We love having this one in our ever-growing bear related board book collection!"
—Drop And Give Me Nerdy
SHELLEY GILL was the fifth woman to complete the Iditarod race. When she's not writing, Shelley travels to schools around the country where she covers a variety of topics--from whale watching to where her ideas come from. Gill was a founder and publisher of the Paws IV line of Alaskan children's books now owned by Sasquatch Books. The author lives in Homer, AK. View titles by Shelley Gill
Erik Brooks spent much of his childhood in Anchorage where he explored the outdoors. He has illustrated several children’s book including Polar Polka and A Totem Tale. View titles by Erik Brooks

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From the author and illustrator of If I Were a Whale and If I Were A Bird, comes this colorful, rhyming board book that playfully features bears found in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. Beautiful watercolor illustrations of bears of all sizes are sure to delight readers young and old.

Toddlers will love this fun introduction to bears, in this beautifully illustrated board book that shares facts about these amazing animals in an imaginative way.

If I were a polar bear
my ears would be small,
my feet would be furry,
I'd have barely any tail at all.

Praise

"Nearly every spread talks about a different type of bear, and tells you a little fact about that type of bear. ...We love having this one in our ever-growing bear related board book collection!"
—Drop And Give Me Nerdy

Author

SHELLEY GILL was the fifth woman to complete the Iditarod race. When she's not writing, Shelley travels to schools around the country where she covers a variety of topics--from whale watching to where her ideas come from. Gill was a founder and publisher of the Paws IV line of Alaskan children's books now owned by Sasquatch Books. The author lives in Homer, AK. View titles by Shelley Gill
Erik Brooks spent much of his childhood in Anchorage where he explored the outdoors. He has illustrated several children’s book including Polar Polka and A Totem Tale. View titles by Erik Brooks