Hugs when you’re happy.
Hugs when you’re sad.
Hugs when you’re scared.
Hugs when you’re mad!

Join Brown Bear and Friends as they celebrate love andthe powerofhugs!

This charming, sweet rhyming book is the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day – orany day of the year.
Fans of Eric Carle will love this special hug in a book as its the perfect wayto say I love you. Using a range of images from the World of Eric Carle, andfeaturing Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear, Baby Bear and more, this specialgift book celebrates the affirming power of a hug.

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Baby Bear’s Busy Day
Brown Bear: 123
Brown Bear: Colours

About the Author

Eric Carleis acclaimed and beloved as thecreator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books forvery young children.

His best-known work,The Very Hungry Caterpillar,has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies.

Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of hisbooks have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura IngallsWilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetimeachievement in children’s literature.

In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The EricCarle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst,Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration ofpicture books and picture book illustrations from around the world,underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picturebooks and their art form.

Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. Hiswork remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.www.eric-carle.com