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Children's Fiction Friendship

Bella and Bean

by (author) Sandra Bradley

illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Publisher
Pajama Press Inc.
Initial publish date
May 2025
Category
Friendship, Business, Careers, Occupations, Girls & Women, Hippos & Rhinos
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
k to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781772783377
    Publish Date
    May 2025
    List Price
    $22.95

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For hippos, becoming big is guaranteed, and Bella and Bean can’t wait! But recently, Bella has started to dream about being something even bigger than big...

Bella and Bean have always enjoyed spending their time in the mud, dreaming of being big one day. But Bella is ready to share a new dream—opening a spa! Despite her friends and neighbors doubts, Bella is sure that with hard work, determination, and a little help, her dream may just come true. Written with humor and heart, Bella and Bean highlight the importance of supporting one another, perseverance, and believing that anything is possible!

Award-winning author of Cocoa Magic, Sandra Bradley, brings humor, thoughtfulness, and charm to the text. While highly acclaimed illustrator, Udayana Lugo, utilizes delightful dimension and depth in her mixed media art.

About the authors

SANDRA BRADLEY est une thérapeute et travailleuse sociale clinique qui adore le chocolat et qui écrit des livres pour enfants. Son premier album illustré, Henry Holton Takes the Ice, a été finaliste pour le prix Blue Spruce OLA Forest of Reading de l’ABO et le prix Maine Chickadee Reader’s Choice. Sandra vit dans la région de Kingston avec son mari et leurs trois adolescents.

 

SANDRA BRADLEY is a chocolate lover, a clinical social worker and therapist,

and a children’s book author. Her first picture book, Henry Holton Takes the Ice,

was a finalist for the OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award and the Maine

Chickadee Reader’s Choice Award. Sandra lives in the Kingston area with her

husband and their three teenage kids.

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Udayana Lugo is a self-taught illustrator of mixed heritage. She is passionate about representation and tries to portray people of different backgrounds and abilities in her work. She works both traditionally and digitally, with a strong preference for watercolors and pencils. She has illustrated more than fifteen books, including the picture books When You Meet a Dragon and Jungle Cat, which was commended as a 2023 CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens. Udayana lives and works on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the Musqueam and Squamish Nations, also called Richmond, BC.

Udayana Lugo's profile page

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