Book Details

Bedtime isn't bedtime without your favourite bear - and Tom's bear is on his way! Follow Bear on his adventures as he finds his way back to Tom, from cycling through the jungle with a tiger to hitching a lift with a sheep on a jeep.

This pop-up paperback book features a laugh-out-loud text full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios from Ian Whybrow, and illustrations by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, that are bursting with funny details, The Bedtime Bear is a bedtime book with a difference. Best of all, children can join in the fun with flaps to lift, wheels to turn, tabs to pull and pop-up surprises on every page!

Also from Axel Scheffler and Ian Whybrow: The Tickle Book and The Christmas Bear.

Ian Whybrow is a well-loved writer with a wonderful talent for capturing children's humour and imagination. He has written a number of books for Macmillan, including The Bedtime Bear and The Christmas Bear, both with Axel Scheffler. Ian is also well-known for his Little Wolf series and the Harry and the Dinosaur series.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator within the children's book world, and has created many prize-winning and best-selling books for Macmillan. He has enjoyed particular success in his collaborations with Julia Donaldson. Their books include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo's Child.