Something About A Bear

A beautiful large-format gift edition of Jackie Morris’s stunning and evocative celebration of bears.

Let me tell you something, something about a bear...

Here are eight majestic wild bears, brought to life in breathtaking watercolour paintings. Brown Bear, Black Bear, Polar Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear, Sun Bear, Moon Bear. All are gloriously depicted, with lyrical descriptions of their lives in the wild.

But of all the bears in the wild, wide world, which is the best bear of all? Your teddy bear, of course!

Kate Greenaway medallist Jackie Morris, acclaimed illustrator of the international bestseller, The Lost Words, has created this spectacular gallery of bears to instil a love of wild places and a respect for all creatures.

“"With huge, richly detailed pictures (who knew watercolors could make so many different kinds of brown?) and a lucid and near-poetic text, Morris describes the lives and habitats of eight kinds of bear. . . . She packs an amazing amount of information about bears into the text, and that is supplemented by notes on each animal and a handful of websites listed in the backmatter. . . . It is lovely to see natural history and a sense of eco-awareness combined with many children's most beloved plaything." -- Kirkus Reviews "Children who love bears should relish the realistic, lush watercolors in this close-up glimpse of eight different ursines--the moon bear, sun bear, sloth bear, brown bear, spectacled bear, American black bear, giant panda, and polar bear--featured on full spreads accompanied by brief narratives that provide facts about hunting range, habitats, coloration, foods, even predators. The informational passages are clear, straightforward, and easy for children to understand." -- School Library Journal "Supple paintings depict the bears in their natural environments, and the accompanying descriptions are equally lush : "Through the forest, hunting termites and the honey hives of bees, where the mangoes and the fruit trees grow in plenty, walks the shaggy-coated Sloth Bear." Morris's watercolors beautifully render the subtleties of color and light in the bears' fur. A cozy conclusion and a glossary round out this educational and handsome offering." -- Publishers Weekly”

"A new large-format edition of Jackie Morris’s ode to bears... Each turn of the page takes us to the natural environment of one sort of bear or another starting with Brown Bear watching salmon in a river... The very essence of each one of the magnificent ursine creatures is captured in Jackie Morris’s awesome paintings."

"This book is like having all sorts of bear hugs one after another... This large format book is a truly beautiful gift... The illustrations are exquisite!"

"This new, large-format edition of the 2014 book 'Something About A Bear' is truly nothing short of a masterpiece...The most phenomenal, double-page watercolour paintings throughout this book bring to life eight different species of bear from all over the world; delicately and lovingly drawn in their natural habitats. Morris is undoubtedly a one-of-a-kind talent...

Whether you're an adult or child, if you're a lover of bears, then quite simply this is the perfect book for you... Both an engaging, high-quality picture book and educational tool, the very fact that 'of all the bears in the wild wide world, the very best bear of all is YOUR bear' will fill any child with pure love and delight."

"A Kate Greenaway medalist, Jackie Morris, is the acclaimed illustrator of the "The Lost Words", and with "Something About a Bear" has now created a spectacular gallery of bears to instill a love of wild places and a respect for all creatures. This large oversized hardcover of "Something About a Bear" is a unique, extraordinary, and unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library Wildlife Picture Book collections."

Jackie Morris is a best-selling author and illustrator, photographer and painter. She lives in a small house beside the sea in Wales. Her many books include Tell me a Dragon, The Snow Leopard, The Seal Children and How the Whale Became, written by Ted Hughes. She has a lively presence on social media and progress of her work can be followed on her blog, Jackie won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019 for The Lost Words (with Robert Macfarlane). Her most recent book for the Otter-Barry list is Mrs Noah's Song (2022), illustrated by James Mayhew.

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