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- ISBN 9781529518641
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 270 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A breathtaking picture book about learning from nature and how to let go, from an award-winning author-illustrator duo.
When Lena stumbles across an injured bear in the forest, she takes him in and befriends him. The bear is wild and yearns for his forest, but the girl tells him stories, to keep him with her. After a while, the bear decides to show the girl his wild places so she can learn to accept him as different.
Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Her debut novel, The Space We’re In, was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award; October, October won the Yoto Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award; and The Light in Everything was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep her house plants alive.
Laura Carlin is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and the winner of several awards, including the V&A Book Illustration Award. Her work has featured in Vogue, the Guardian and The New York Times; her previous books include The Iron Man by Ted Hughes and The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds by David Almond, both of which were awarded an honourable mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction category. See Laura's work at www.lauracarlin.com.
