My First Read Aloud and Feel Book: Are You a Bear?

Content

This charming read-aloud story takes children aged 18 months and over on an exciting journey of discovery. Together with the little bear, they explore the forest at night, encountering many different animals along the way – and they can even touch them! How prickly the hedgehog is and how bushy the squirrel's tail! A variety of tactile elements promote young children’s motor development while charming rhymes playfully inspire them to talk.

About the Series

Very young children love when they happen to know something the adults don’t – that’s the attraction of this guessing game. The repetitions in the story allow even younger children to follow along. At the same time, this book allows them to discover various animals, pet them and experience their different haptics.​

The Author

Kathrin Orso spent her childhood in Landshut, Bavaria. Inspired by the books by Enid Blyton her big dream was to found a detective gang. Since this dream didn't come true, she started writing down her own adventure stories. In 2018 she became a freelance writer. In addition to youth novels and reading stories she writes lyrics for children's songs, picture books and comics.

The Illustrator

Iris Blanck grew up in Hamburg where she studied illustration at the College of Design. She subsequently worked as a screen and character designer for children’s CD-ROMs and an animation production before becoming a freelance illustrator and art director in 2004. Since then, she has created illustrations and mascots for numerous children’s books, textbooks and online portals and couldn’t be happier with her decision.

Rights Sold

Czech, Danish, Dutch,German, English, Faroese, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish