But the Bear Came Back

What happens when a bear comes knocking at your door--and won't go away? "And I said, 'Go home, bear.'And that was that.But the bear came back." Knock, knock. Who's there? A BEAR! A furry, friendly PERSISTENT bear. And no matter how many times a particular little boy tries to tell him that bears don't belong in houses, he keeps coming back--until, one day, he doesn't. Only then does the boy realize how much he cares about the bear . . . and misses him. Can he find his friend again? A funny, surprising story about two unexpected pals.

"There is plenty of humor in the details of the colorful, fine-lined art, but this is largely a poignant story, one that could add a nice variety of flavor to storytime. The book could also serve to jump-start conversations about drawing boundaries with friends." --Booklist

Tammi Sauer is the author of Sterling Publishing's Caring for Your Lion, Chicken Dance, Bawk and Roll, Cowboy Camp, Mary Had a Little Glam, Your Alien Returns, and Your Alien, which has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. She is an active blogger (tammisauer.com) and highly involved in the children's writer community, in addition to being a great promoter of her own books. Tammi has worked as a teacher and library media specialist and now lives in Oklahoma with her husband and their two children. Her local indie bookstore, Best of Books, in Edmond, OK, has named July 9 Tammi Sauer Day. Follow her on Twitter at @SauerTammi. Dan Taylor is a children's book illustrator from the UK. Born in Staffordshire, Dan had a love of drawing from a young age and later went on to study art and illustration, graduating with a degree in visual communication. Since then he has worked with a variety of publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Usborne, Campbell Books, and Scholastic.