Children's Fiction Humorous Stories
I Am Friendly
Confessions of a Helpful Bear
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Initial publish date
- May 2024
- Category
- Humorous Stories, Emotions & Feelings, Bears
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780374391188
- Publish Date
- May 2024
- List Price
- $24.99
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Description
A hilarious picture book that follows the adventures of a well-meaning grizzly bear trying to help her forest friends.
Don’t look at this bear and think she is ferocious. Quite the opposite of grizzly. She is friendly!
Need directions? She’s your bear. What about an afternoon snack? Look no further. Being this thoughtful has always come naturally to her, and she just knows it’s appreciated by all her forest friends. Keep an eye out! There’s always someone in need of a helping hand—or paw.
From the silly to the sincere, I Am Friendly by children's author Kristen Tracy and rising star illustrator Erin Kraan will resonate with every big-hearted reader.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Kristen Tracy is a former teacher, a poet, a winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation, and an author of numerous books for children, including I Am Picky. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.
Erin Kraan is the illustrator of several picture books, including I Am Picky by Kristen Tracy, Something’s Wrong! by Jory John, and Nothing’s Wrong! by Jory John. She creates her illustrations using a combination of woodcut prints, gouache paint, and digital collage. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Editorial Reviews
"[I Am Friendly] will keep readers giggling. With guidance from adults, this one may spark discussions of motivation, intent, and self-perception vs. reality." —Kirkus
"Chaos ensues when an overzealous bear self-appoints as forest helper in Tracy and Kraan’s comic story." —Publishers Weekly
"Tracy and Kraan provide humorous insight into the thoughts of one of nature’s more formidable creatures: the brown bear." —Horn Book Magazine
