Lily and Bear

by Lisa Stubbs, Lisa Stubbs (Illustrator)

Overview

A little girl imagines her best friend who comes to life one magical afternoon in this heartwarming, debut picture book from popular Etsy artist Lisa Stubbs.

Lily likes nothing better than to imagine and draw the things she loves. She draws cats and birds and boats and houses, and one day she makes a very special drawing of a bear who comes to life. Lily shows Bear her favorite things, and Bear shows Lily his—because everyone knows that friends help friends see the world in a new way. That’s why Lily and Bear are forever friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481444163
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Series:	Lily and Bear
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,124,555
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lisa Stubbs is an artist who lives in Yorkshire, England. Her work is inspired by Japanese graphics, vintage packaging, and her three children. Lily and Bear is her first book. Visit her online at LisaStubbs.Wix.com/Lisa.

Lisa Stubbs is an artist who lives in Yorkshire, England. Her work is inspired by Japanese graphics, vintage packaging, and her three children. Lily and Bear is her first book. Visit her online at LisaStubbs.Wix.com/Lisa.

Editorial Reviews

This cheerful debut celebrates art and friendship, with unusual screen-printed illustrations that mix cherry-red textile patterns and childlike crayon strokes.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

06/29/2015
Lily loves to draw, and when her crayon-sketched bear comes off the page and into real life, she finally has a friend to share her favorite things with: playing make-believe, attending tea parties, and “sail carpet seas” as pirates. Eventually, Bear is ready for something new, and he leads Lily outdoors and shares his world with her. Stubbs shows them catching fish, eating huckleberries, “and scratch their backs on a knotty pine” until the day is done and they curl up to dream of future adventures. The charming, childlike style of Lily’s crayoned art gives way to the screenprint-meets-scratchboard look of newcomer Stubbs’s mixed-media work, giving the book a playful freshness. The cheerful palette, which looks like it could have sprung directly from Lily’s crayon pail, is well suited to this upbeat story of young friendship. The contrast between Lily and Bear’s indoor and outdoor worlds, as well as the willingness with which both friends participate in things the other loves, creates a strong sense that all good friendships require a little give and take. Ages 4–8. Agent: Jodie Hodges, United Agents. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

10/01/2015
PreS-Gr 1— Lily, a girl in a red tutu, loves to draw. One day she depicts friendship and imaginative play in the form of a big brown bear. Together, Lily and Bear go on kid adventures and bear adventures until it is time to sleep. The illustrations are done in a naive style with crayons and swaths of geometric patterns. Simple, bold text contributes just enough to the illustrations, creating a lovely partnership between words and images. VERDICT A great addition to picture book and storytime collections.—Mindy Whipple, West Jordan Library, UT

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