Bears are Big

Animals Play Series

By Douglas Florian, Illustrated by Barbara Bakos

$6.99 US / $8.99 CAN

Discover animal opposites in this playful board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian.

Bears are big. Bees are small.

Shrews are short. Giraffes are tall.

In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, little ones can meet pairs of animals and discover how they’re different! The pairs include bears/bees, shrews/giraffes, rhinos/tigers, turtles/snails, sloths/cheetahs, eels/tree frogs, hippos/butterflies, and ravens/doves.

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Book Details

ISBN	9781499803662
Page Count	18
Format	Board Book
Trim size	7" x 7"
Age range	3-6
Publication date	February 7, 2017
Publication season	Spring 2017
Rights	World

Author/Illustrator Bio

Douglas Florian is a critically-acclaimed children's book author / illustrator best known for his poetry collections, including Dinothesaurus, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and a Junior Library Guild Selection; Bow Wow Meow Meow, a Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year; and many more. Florian is also a fine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in numerous art shows, and a former New Yorker cartoonist. He lives on Long Island, New York.
Barbara Bakos has been drawing for as long as she can remember. She has worked as an art director and a character and background designer for a television series, but she always knew that she wanted to spend more time as an illustrator. She now focuses on children's book illustration. She lives in the United Kingdom.